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23,154 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at rights and justice in Malindi, people displaced in Khartoum and violence in Port-au-Prince. Kenya's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 82 in 100 of its 83 stories, usually 45
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Kenya

219 of its 488 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Malindi accounted for 112 of Kenya's 219 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Hunger was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Malindi stories →
Displacement

Sudan

951 of its 1,148 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Khartoum accounted for 692 of Sudan's 951 stories about harm, carried by 831 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (382 stories). Cholera was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with measles and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Conflict & violence

Haiti

68 of its 83 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 55 of Haiti's 68 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

85 of its 157 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 85 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 21 of Tehran's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

343 of its 756 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Building collapse was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

37 of its 145 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Meningitis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

91 of its 180 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Earthquake was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.

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Health

Taiwan

46 of its 207 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

77 of its 338 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burkina Faso

31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Ouahigouya accounted for 23 of Burkina Faso's 31 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (64 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); covid in Cuba (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Spain (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Jamaica (11 of its stories, about three 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 25 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 23,154 stories about harm among 126,606 counted on 25 Apr.

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The news turned to Kenya for the third day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 126,606 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Sudan and the US. A year earlier, on 25 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Kenya's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 1,148 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Haiti82 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Syria55 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US326 stories about protests or strikes, of its 993 New York US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Hollywood US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Manhattan US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 219 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 343 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,770 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 5,834 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,618 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence11% 2,581 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 1,342 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 953 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 810 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 784 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 killed5,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,342 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,450 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations615 at about three times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Congo

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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