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23,223 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), the avalanche in Nepal and violence in Sagaing drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 53 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Tunisia

42 of its 70 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 22 of Tunisia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 11 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

93 of its 176 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

111 of its 134 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sagaing accounted for 71 of Myanmar's 111 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Sagaing stories →
Health

Vietnam

371 of its 1,133 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 269 of Vietnam's 371 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Bird flu was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and respiratory illness.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

49 of its 58 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Guatemala City accounted for 16 of Guatemala's 21 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 16 of Guatemala City's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

33 of its 101 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

61 of its 178 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

347 of its 1,024 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

16 of its 59 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 5 of Astana's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Jersey (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (48 of its stories, about 5 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 12 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 23,223 stories about harm among 130,335 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Jersey's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 130,335 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Tunisia, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar83 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia60 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal53 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria52 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 732 Nashville US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Memphis US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Northern Ireland UK71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 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 lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readMozambique: warmth about its own usualAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBurlington, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 161 stories, carried by 422 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 10 outletsCreggan, Ireland -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 37 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 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

● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Burlington US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Bajaur Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 161 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,542 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,340 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,551 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,341 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,101 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 454 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 killed5,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half 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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