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11,995 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Dubai, protests in Delhi (India) and violence in Khartoum drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 51 in 100 of its 295 stories, usually 11
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

151 of its 295 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dubai accounted for 145 of the United Arab Emirates' 151 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories). Storms were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

United Arab Emirates over 30 days → its stories → Dubai stories →
Protests & strikes

India

1,139 of its 4,127 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 112 of Delhi's 218 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Heatstroke was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories → Delhi stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

530 of its 751 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Khartoum accounted for 409 of Sudan's 530 stories about harm, carried by 814 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (351 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Yemen

55 of its 68 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 43 of Yemen's 55 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories).

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

Indonesia

48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

15 of its 19 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Guayaquil accounted for 15 of Ecuador's 15 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

56 of its 70 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

19 of its 21 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

147 of its 405 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

Hanoi accounted for 160 of Vietnam's 191 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Indonesia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (30 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 11,995 stories about harm among 59,790 counted on 16 Apr.

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United Arab Emirates stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 11%. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 16 April 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,790 stories, above the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria80 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence United Arab Emirates51 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Khartoum Sudan85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Washington US65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Aintree UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readChina: 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 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readIreland: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualLympne, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsColorado, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 26 outletsSapporo, Japan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 99 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsAintree, UK -- rights & justice: 73 stories, carried by 219 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 39 outletsAccra, Ghana -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 18 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

● Lympne UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Sapporo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Aintree UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 73 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,332 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 2,850 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,998 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,777 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 772 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 411 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 385 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed3,850 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting arrests1,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,364 at about twice the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people affected1,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions137 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting people displaced121 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Syria Stories reporting refugees80 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations58 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Iran

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.