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23,863 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), violence in Tel Aviv and people displaced in Khartoum. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 61 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

770 of its 1,300 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 460 of Pakistan's 770 stories about harm, carried by 540 outlets. 301 of Islamabad's 460 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (345 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

594 of its 975 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tel Aviv accounted for 253 of Israel's 594 stories about harm, carried by 504 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 113 of Sudan's 204 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

101 of its 165 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Sotk accounted for 62 of Armenia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories).

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Sotk stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

21 of its 29 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 4 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

53 of its 83 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 28 of Tunisia's 53 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Samoa

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

183 of its 551 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (62 stories). Covid was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Conakry's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, hunger and drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Mexico (82 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in South Korea (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Vietnam (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Samoa (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 23,863 stories about harm among 129,571 counted on 11 May.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Pakistan. of the day's 129,571 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Mexico's news. In Pakistan, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 278 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Palestine66 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia64 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia61 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel61 in 100 of its 975 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan301 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Washington US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 928 Lahore Pakistan66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Manhattan US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnambra, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSpringfield, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsDjerba, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsGreenwich, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 64 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 36 stories, carried by 28 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 114 stories, carried by 13 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

● Anambra Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Springfield US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Djerba Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Greenwich US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 8,056 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice24% 5,626 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,857 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,758 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,286 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,101 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 865 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 killed5,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,469 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees557 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people displaced270 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sudan and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations187 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting abductions145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little less than 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.