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22,959 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Amhara (Ethiopia), evacuations in Israel and the heatwave in Vietnam. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChad 60 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Amhara accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 16 of Amhara's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

308 of its 672 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Vietnam

276 of its 960 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and tsunami. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Myanmar

74 of its 88 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sagaing accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 74 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

63 of its 83 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

20 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Russia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); gas explosion in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,959 stories about harm among 123,399 counted on 11 Apr.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 123,399 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Ethiopia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar84 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine75 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Chad60 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 863 Nashville US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Northern Ireland UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 London UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Chicago US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorthern Territory, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 83 outletsCheltenham, UK -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsOregon, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaine, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- disasters & accidents: 41 stories, carried by 139 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 36 outletsBenue, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

● Northern Territory Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Cheltenham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,685 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 5,169 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,273 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,789 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 857 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 377 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 killed5,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 about as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.