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17,908 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Jammu and rights and justice in Praia da Luz. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 78 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 43
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Israel

179 of its 325 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 150 of Israel's 179 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 96 of Jerusalem's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

90 of its 115 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 61 of Kashmir's 90 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

91 of its 232 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Praia da Luz accounted for 57 of Portugal's 91 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Praia da Luz stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

182 of its 238 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 87 of Afghanistan's 182 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kenya

100 of its 295 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. 5 of Yangon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Germany

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with wildfires and storms.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Poisoning was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

Outbreaks were named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ukraine (73 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flooding in Germany (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in UK (46 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 17,908 stories about harm among 82,899 counted on 22 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 82,899 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine's news mentioned poisoning about 10 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 22 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Israel, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir78 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh51 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Jerusalem Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Kyiv Ukraine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 Moscow Russia57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Atlanta US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 30 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vanuatu: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 1,871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 43 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 33 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 59 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 33 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 1,779 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Portugal: 39 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 480 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 33 in 100 of its 435 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 47 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mauritius: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malta: 31 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 64 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 295 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 46 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 30 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iceland: 38 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Estonia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 41 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 51 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 76 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,681 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 1,871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 78 in 100 of its 115 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

● Afghanistan 76 in 100 of its 238 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 78 in 100 of its 115 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 325 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 51 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 1,871 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Thailand 43 in 100 of its 205 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 7,652 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 3,587 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,022 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,944 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood5% 824 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 588 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 565 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 496 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 killed3,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees309 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 softer 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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