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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualEdwardsville, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 40 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsChennai, India -- health: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsNew Jersey, US -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 44 outletsSidmouth, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 129 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 30 stories, carried by 12 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Edwardsville US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Basingstoke UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Chennai India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Sidmouth UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 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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