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44,036 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to flooding in Yemen, violence in Afrin and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 42 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Yemen

67 of its 78 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 30 of Yemen's 67 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

145 of its 179 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Afrin accounted for 77 of Syria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Afrin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

93 of its 133 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 165 of South Korea's 273 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

North Korea

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Norway

67 of its 161 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Myanmar

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Niger (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in North Korea (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

36 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 37 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 10026 Apr: 39 in 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 44,036 stories about harm among 120,677 counted on 29 Apr.

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36 in every 100 of the day's 120,677 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. In Niger's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 30 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 36 today. Yemen's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 74%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Syria81 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir70 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia66 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2154 Beijing China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 861 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMauritania: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAlabama, US -- health: 85 stories, carried by 118 outletsRockland, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 55 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 41 outletsDahua, China -- health: 13 stories, carried by 28 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 33 stories, carried by 28 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 27 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Alabama US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 85 stories ● Rockland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories ● Basingstoke UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Dahua China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 34,983 stories · less than usual (usually 82%) Rights & justice7% 3,082 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,922 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,156 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 962 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 868 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 427 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 363 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed11,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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