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21,511 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, the earthquake in Papua New Guinea and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 40 in 100 of its 1,653 stories, usually 24
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

Russia

665 of its 1,653 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 665 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (328 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and tornadoes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

31 of its 42 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

11 of its 29 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

France

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Romania (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 21,511 stories about harm among 121,688 counted on 3 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 121,688 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 3 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Russia stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine66 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea44 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan42 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Manhattan US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Jerusalem Israel72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Petersburg Russia58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Nashville US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUkraine: 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 lessThailand: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualHelsinki, Finland -- health: 52 stories, carried by 144 outletsVermont, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 105 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 41 stories, carried by 25 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 28 stories, carried by 117 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 38 stories, carried by 31 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

● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,922 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,923 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,521 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,346 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,215 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,042 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 785 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 384 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 killed5,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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