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18,241 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to flooding in Afghanistan, people injured in Pakistan and refugees in Bangladesh. Pakistan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 43 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 33 of Afghanistan's 77 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

120 of its 276 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

77 of its 158 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Guinea

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 4 of Conakry's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

80 of its 170 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 23 of Colombo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

39 of its 79 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Health

Cambodia

39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Phnom Penh accounted for 23 of Cambodia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

6 of its 9 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Iraq (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Indonesia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in India (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in China (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 5 May. 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 18,241 stories about harm among 87,074 counted on 5 May.

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Of the day's 87,074 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 5 May 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia52 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Colombia49 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir49 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 48 · mostly displacement Bangladesh49 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 Jerusalem Israel61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Kyiv Ukraine41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Moscow Russia37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 32 outletsMontana, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 88 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 64 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

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,137 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice21% 3,706 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,812 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,642 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 1,100 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 579 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 491 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 killed3,793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured834 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill11 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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