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9,858 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Tunis, violence in Kyiv and protests in Orebro (Sweden). Tunisia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 83 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

54 of its 65 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 24 of Tunisia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 314 of Ukraine's 563 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Illness was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Libya

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

153 of its 352 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

113 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

59 of its 125 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 39 of Sri Lanka's 59 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 29 of Colombo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 127 of Israel's 156 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 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: flooding in South Africa (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Libya (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (16 of its stories, about 6 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 16 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 9,858 stories about harm among 41,904 counted on 16 Apr.

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Tunisia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 41,904 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. South Africa's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia83 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda54 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Israel52 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readIceland: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 15 outletsDes Moines, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 98 outletsWatnar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsBallygunge, India -- health: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 42 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

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Des Moines US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Watnar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 3,811 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice21% 2,063 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 1,357 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,174 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 422 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 400 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 297 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 250 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 killed2,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,006 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations194 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 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 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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