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22,426 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Colombia, people killed in Sri Lanka and protests in Mexico City (Mexico) drew the news. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 64 in 100 of its 195 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

124 of its 195 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Guaviare accounted for 62 of Colombia's 124 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Plane crash was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Guaviare stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

55 of its 144 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Italy

249 of its 941 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and drought.

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Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

312 of its 947 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Displacement

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 60 of Sudan's 111 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Austria

27 of its 93 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Health

Lesotho

9 of its 15 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (140 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Vietnam (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (43 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Ukraine (19 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 18 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 22,426 stories about harm among 125,577 counted on 18 May.

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In Colombia's news, mentions of plane crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 125,577 stories, as usual. Colombia's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 18 May 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 77 · mostly displacement Myanmar73 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia64 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria55 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia52 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 844 Jerusalem Israel80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Hollywood US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Lahore Pakistan53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 San Francisco US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsRichmond, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDjerba, Tunisia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 20 outletsBogota, Colombia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 25 stories, carried by 17 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 53 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

● Bajaur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Richmond US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Djerba Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,897 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,539 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,685 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 2,486 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,076 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 949 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 824 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 572 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 killed5,252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees391 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations198 at about half the usual rate · most about Canada and Italy Stories reporting abductions188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 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 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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