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19,090 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), a disaster in Dubai and people displaced in Ethiopia. Australia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 62 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 19
RegionOceania 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Tbilisi accounted for 27 of Georgia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 24 of Tbilisi's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (22 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Health

Ethiopia

35 of its 77 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Australia

744 of its 2,762 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (196 stories). Poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Oman

35 of its 71 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belgium

63 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Brussels accounted for 59 of Belgium's 63 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 34 of Brussels' 59 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

53 of its 120 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

24 of its 72 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

201 of its 295 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Gaza accounted for 131 of Palestine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Denmark

95 of its 324 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Copenhagen accounted for 75 of Denmark's 95 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Congo (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Brazil (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 19,090 stories about harm among 110,282 counted on 16 Apr.

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Georgia stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. 17 in every 100 of the day's 110,282 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ethiopia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Georgia for the second day running. A year earlier, on 17 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Oman49 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 19 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Sydney Australia90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Chicago US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 San Francisco US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Tehran Iran39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 39 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKanker, India -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 26 outletsChibok, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 27 outletsBoise, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 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

● Chhattisgarh India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Gusau Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kanker India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Chibok Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,399 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,753 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,880 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,761 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 898 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 884 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 406 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 killed4,624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions442 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations114 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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