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23,338 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Sanaa, people displaced in Khartoum and deaths in Seoul drew the news. South Korea's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 93 in 100 of its 325 stories, usually 62
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

302 of its 325 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Sanaa accounted for 265 of Yemen's 302 stories about harm, carried by 634 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (236 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 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.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Displacement

Sudan

484 of its 659 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Khartoum accounted for 390 of Sudan's 484 stories about harm, carried by 610 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Korea

146 of its 604 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Seoul accounted for 103 of South Korea's 146 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (98 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Health

Vietnam

215 of its 733 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 155 of Vietnam's 215 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with polio and landslides.

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

Kashmir

79 of its 176 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Poonch accounted for 47 of Kashmir's 79 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

25 of its 34 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 114 of Israel's 189 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 62 of Jerusalem's 114 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

16 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

51 of its 122 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Cuba

46 of its 128 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kashmir (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Namibia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in France (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (75 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 20 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 23,338 stories about harm among 130,502 counted on 20 Apr.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Kashmir's news. of the day's 130,502 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen's news was 93% about people being harmed, against a usual 62%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen93 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan73 in 100 of its 659 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Syria49 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia49 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Myanmar46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Sanaa Yemen91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Hanoi Vietnam60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 93 in 100 of its 325 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 733 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 26 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 659 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Korea: 24 in 100 of its 604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 1,081 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 34 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 818 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 761 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 74 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 26 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 35 in 100 of its 208 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hungary: 25 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greenland: 63 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Central African Republic: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahamas: 28 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 26 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 45 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 93 in 100 of its 325 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 659 stories · mostly displacement ● Kashmir 45 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 42 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 40 in 100 of its 163 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,713 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,565 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,330 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,430 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,157 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,074 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 966 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 593 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 killed5,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations240 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill22 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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