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22,381 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Ndjamena (Chad), abductions in Burkina Faso and illness in Bangkok. Chad's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 91 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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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Protests & strikes

Chad

Ndjamena accounted for 48 of Chad's 58 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 34 of Ndjamena's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 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.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

64 of its 70 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Nigeria

516 of its 1,164 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Fiji

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 27 of Somalia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

16 of Aung Hlaing's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

69 of its 163 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

India

2,045 of its 4,946 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Polio was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Fiji (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); oil spill in China (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 22,381 stories about harm among 91,786 counted on 27 Apr.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran about 7 times their usual in Guatemala's news. of the day's 91,786 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 27 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today. Chad's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso91 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Thailand57 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Nepal57 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Syria57 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 983 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Delhi India50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Elizabeth City US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Los Angeles US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193

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: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readSudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 30 outletsLake Chad, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbakaliki, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsSioux Falls, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 32 stories, carried by 14 outletsAjit, India -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 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

● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Lake Chad Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Abakaliki Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Sioux Falls US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 12,723 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 3,923 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,815 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,695 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 896 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 445 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 384 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 305 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 killed6,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,646 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,540 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting people falling ill23 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
● Griefa little less than 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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