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8,710 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Jenin, people affected in Türkiye and tropical storm in the Philippines. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 75 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Palestine

84 of its 112 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Jenin accounted for 67 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Türkiye

32 of its 77 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with outbreaks and respiratory illness.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

145 of its 360 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, heavy rain and landslides.

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

Tunisia

25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tunis accounted for 16 of Tunisia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

33 of its 51 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 33 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times 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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 397 of Ukraine's 638 stories about harm, carried by 684 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Qatar

18 of its 86 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Poland

21 of its 48 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in France (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Ukraine (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in India (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
24 in 10021 in 10012 Mar19 Mar26 Mar2 Apr10 Apr12 Mar: 24 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 23 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 23 in 10018 Mar: 22 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 23 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 22 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 21 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 21 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 23 in 10031 Mar: 22 in 1001 Apr: 21 in 1002 Apr: 22 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 23 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 22 in 1007 Apr: 22 in 1008 Apr: 22 in 1009 Apr: 23 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 8,710 stories about harm among 39,123 counted on 10 Apr.

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Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news. of the day's 39,123 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 10 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 22 today. Palestine's news was 75% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine75 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq65 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Hong Kong49 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Ukraine48 in 100 of its 1,343 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Kyiv Ukraine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 397 Jenin Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Colombo Sri Lanka28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Moscow Russia23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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 lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: no storiesTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSouth 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 Vincent: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalawi: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessBelarus: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesVietnam: 34 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 42 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 68 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 36 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 33 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 42 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 984 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 44 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 32 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 92 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 47 in 100 of its 399 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 65 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 28 in 100 of its 2,073 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Gambia: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 34 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 49 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 34 in 100 of its 690 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 1,343 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 75 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Palestine 75 in 100 of its 112 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 1,343 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 47 in 100 of its 399 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 65 in 100 of its 51 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 40 in 100 of its 360 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Bangladesh 44 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 3,536 stories · less than usual (usually 44%) Rights & justice18% 1,566 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,379 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents11% 926 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 361 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 322 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 270 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 249 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 killed2,224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected873 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured638 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more 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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