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10,312 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), violence in Jenin and the covid in Paraguay. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostParaguay 89 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

167 of its 261 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Colombo accounted for 134 of Sri Lanka's 167 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Colombo's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (101 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

39 of its 51 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jenin accounted for 26 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

Paraguay

54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Covid was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

41 of its 143 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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

Israel

98 of its 181 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 51 of Israel's 98 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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

Taiwan

34 of its 77 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Taipei accounted for 22 of Taiwan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

248 of its 744 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 383 of Ukraine's 681 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 66 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Panama

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 6 of Paitilla's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,312 stories about harm among 45,974 counted on 2 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sri Lanka. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 45,974 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Paraguay's news. In Sri Lanka, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 2 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Paraguay89 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka64 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen56 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Kyiv Ukraine52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualCroagh Patrick, Ireland -- health: 22 stories, carried by 116 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 37 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 42 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsColumbus, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 69 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 70 stories, carried by 74 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Paraguay warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Croagh Patrick Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Hodeida Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 4,378 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 1,918 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,383 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 988 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 247 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 killed2,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured778 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 harsher 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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