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23,037 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar), arrests in Armenia and rights and justice in Tigray drew the news. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 62 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 23 of Myanmar's 34 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 14 of Yangon's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

116 of its 188 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 208 of Russia's 307 stories about harm, carried by 476 outlets. 122 of Moscow's 208 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kuwait

30 of its 56 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 6 of Kuwait City's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

62 of its 114 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ndjamena accounted for 35 of Chad's 62 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 115 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

46 of its 120 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Nepal (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Kashmir (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Philippines (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 24 the day before
28 in 10024 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 Mar: 25 in 10025 Mar: 25 in 10026 Mar: 25 in 10027 Mar: 27 in 10028 Mar: 28 in 10029 Mar: 26 in 10030 Mar: 25 in 10031 Mar: 25 in 1001 Apr: 24 in 1002 Apr: 26 in 1003 Apr: 27 in 1004 Apr: 28 in 1005 Apr: 26 in 1006 Apr: 25 in 1007 Apr: 25 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 25 in 10010 Apr: 27 in 10011 Apr: 28 in 10012 Apr: 25 in 10013 Apr: 26 in 10014 Apr: 25 in 10015 Apr: 24 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 27 in 10018 Apr: 28 in 10019 Apr: 25 in 10020 Apr: 25 in 10021 Apr: 24 in 10022 Apr: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 23,037 stories about harm among 96,468 counted on 22 Apr.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 5 November 2020. On 22 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today. 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,468 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Armenia62 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Iraq59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 914 Moscow Russia122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Minneapolis US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Columbus US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Los Angeles US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 37 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 58 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Russia: 33 in 100 of its 918 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 67 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 723 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Oman: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 43 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 76 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malawi: 55 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Laos: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kuwait: 54 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 610 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 59 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 56 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)India: 35 in 100 of its 4,694 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Grenada: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greece: 32 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 62 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Egypt: 33 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ecuador: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 38 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Chad: 54 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 76 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 35 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Armenia: 62 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Argentina: 40 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Armenia 62 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 56 in 100 of its 368 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 62 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Chad 54 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 59 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 11,621 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice22% 4,967 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,074 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,731 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 994 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 723 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 420 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 259 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 killed6,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,598 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees132 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 about as 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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