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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.

its stories →
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 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 lessRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: 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 readSudan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHainan, China -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsPennsylvania, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWaziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 68 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 61 stories, carried by 34 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 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

● Hainan China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 25 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 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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