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20,444 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to people killed in the Dominican Republic, people displaced in Yanaquihua and violence in Kyiv. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 64 in 100 of its 70 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Dominican Republic

45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

80 of its 140 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yanaquihua accounted for 43 of Peru's 80 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Yanaquihua stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

331 of its 757 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 331 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

63 of its 100 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

Moscow accounted for 143 of Russia's 270 stories about harm, carried by 331 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 15 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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Disasters & accidents

Congo

30 of its 41 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Landslides were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Pinsk's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

86 of its 167 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

273 of its 937 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Heatwave was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 96 of Sudan's 194 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (34 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: wildfires in Canada (170 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Congo (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 May. 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 20,444 stories about harm among 107,693 counted on 8 May.

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The Dominican Republic's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 18%. of the day's 107,693 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 May 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan69 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 75 · mostly displacement Dominican Republic64 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 18 · mostly health Venezuela63 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Peru57 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 24 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 602 Dallas US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 515 Manipur India61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: 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: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualQin Gang, China -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBlock Island, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsMalindi, Kenya -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsYesha, Israel -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Qin Gang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Nasarawa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Block Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Malindi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,245 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,403 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,976 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,844 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 842 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 830 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 killed5,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,908 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations406 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees281 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people displaced237 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting abductions174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 harsher 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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