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19,419 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Karachi, people displaced in Somalia and protests in Singapore Changi (Singapore). Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 42 in 100 of its 748 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

317 of its 748 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Karachi accounted for 172 of Pakistan's 317 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (163 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.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Karachi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Measles was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Armenia

31 of its 78 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Yerevan's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

74 of its 123 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Damascus accounted for 48 of Syria's 74 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

DR Congo

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Mbandaka accounted for 15 of the DR Congo's 16 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Ebola was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

14 of Jenin's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Moldova

34 of its 73 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Transnistria accounted for 30 of Moldova's 34 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Belarus

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 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: ebola in DR Congo (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Fiji (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in China (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 19,419 stories about harm among 90,283 counted on 27 Apr.

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The news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 90,283 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Pakistan, 42% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. On 27 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar70 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Syria60 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 801 Moscow Russia80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Kyiv Ukraine62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Los Angeles US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229

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 lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: 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 storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: no storiesGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 lessBahrain: 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 storiesArgentina: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 35 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 1,625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 38 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Singapore: 34 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 748 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 501 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Morocco: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Moldova: 47 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 31 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 41 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 41 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ghana: 29 in 100 of its 291 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Denmark: 36 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Côte d’Ivoire: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 35 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,912 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 35 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belgium: 39 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Belarus: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 34 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bahamas: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 40 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)China: 33 in 100 of its 1,912 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 1,625 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 88 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

● Myanmar 70 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Somalia 77 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 60 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 748 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,578 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,324 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,949 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents9% 1,694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 980 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 526 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 452 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 killed4,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,685 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,599 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured830 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees317 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced160 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations68 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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