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23,127 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), helicopter crash in Vietnam and people injured in Brazil. Brazil's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 57 in 100 of its 884 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

507 of its 884 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 376 of Israel's 507 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. 209 of Jerusalem's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Vietnam

328 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 165 of Vietnam's 328 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (149 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

107 of its 398 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Lebanon

46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guyana

20 of its 74 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Richmond Hill's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

61 of its 215 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 439 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 23,127 stories about harm among 130,505 counted on 6 Apr.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 130,505 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. On 6 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Israel stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel57 in 100 of its 884 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi47 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 737 Nashville US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Paris France67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Manhattan US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: 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 usualSouth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 31 stories, carried by 27 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsJeddah, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 111 outletsScunthorpe, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 40 outletsMonessen, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 49 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 24 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 27 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

● South Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Jeddah Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Scunthorpe UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 7,858 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 5,797 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,337 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,072 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,008 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 878 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 409 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 killed5,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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