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13,774 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Ankara, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and illness in Colombo. Türkiye's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 94 in 100 of its 406 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

183 of its 256 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ankara accounted for 71 of Türkiye's 183 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

175 of its 274 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 136 of Israel's 175 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. 89 of Jerusalem's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

65 of its 116 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Colombo accounted for 44 of Sri Lanka's 65 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Armenia

380 of its 406 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Yerevan accounted for 152 of Armenia's 380 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

364 of its 810 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

1,524 of its 3,416 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Tsunami was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche, snowstorms and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

54 of its 108 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

37 of its 54 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Health

Zimbabwe

61 of its 129 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (54 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Kashmir (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 13,774 stories about harm among 49,721 counted on 24 Apr.

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28 in every 100 of the day's 49,721 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. On 24 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 36 in every 100, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Armenia94 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye71 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal69 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Israel64 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Jakarta Indonesia55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Boston US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104 Hollywood US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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 lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessPalestine: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readIndonesia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualOmuma, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 18 outletsEnugu, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsSeattle, US -- rights & justice: 76 stories, carried by 82 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 28 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 15 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

● Omuma Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Enugu Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Seattle US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 76 stories ● Geneva Switzerland 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 →

Health49% 6,723 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 2,656 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,652 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 565 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 292 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 240 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 126 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 killed4,472 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,103 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions123 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting refugees59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced50 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations49 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and the UK

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times usual
● Feara little more than 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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