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15,955 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Tehran, illness in Havana and people killed in Chad. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 65 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 44
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

116 of its 178 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 116 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Cuba

55 of its 106 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 48 of Cuba's 55 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Illness was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Chad

23 of its 48 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

161 of its 205 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 136 of Syria's 161 stories about harm, carried by 373 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (146 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

37 of its 132 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 247 of Russia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 339 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

147 of Jerusalem's 267 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

24 of its 44 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

14 of its 39 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Malawi (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in India (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 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 1 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 15,955 stories about harm among 89,408 counted on 1 Apr.

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Taiwan's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,408 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iran, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2023, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Over March, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in March 2023.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti66 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iran65 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Shifa Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Delhi India82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Moscow Russia44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 247

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt 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: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Micronesia: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 28 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 26 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 44 in 100 of its 841 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 813 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 24 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 55 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 36 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 1,647 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 65 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 52 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 48 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 474 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 81 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

● Syria 79 in 100 of its 205 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 67 in 100 of its 1,647 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 65 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 303 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Haiti 66 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,511 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,515 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,827 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 2,467 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 862 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 565 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 275 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 killed4,367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees92 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill19 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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