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19,771 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The heatwave in Mali, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and abductions in Qatar drew the news. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Argentina →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 52 in 100 of its 589 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Mali

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 21 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

44 of its 152 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 40 of Belgium's 44 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 22 of Brussels' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 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 →
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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

304 of its 589 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 299 of the United Arab Emirates' 304 stories about harm, carried by 526 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

145 of its 396 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

190 of its 339 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (88 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tbilisi accounted for 21 of Georgia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 19 of Tbilisi's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bosnia

7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Srebrenica's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in United Arab Emirates (87 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Switzerland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (16 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 18 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 19,771 stories about harm among 111,913 counted on 18 Apr.

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In Mali, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,913 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Argentina. On 19 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia56 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel55 in 100 of its 1,605 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sydney Australia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Manhattan US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 New York US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualCuba: 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 usualAdelaide, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 41 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 41 stories, carried by 32 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 14 outletsSeattle, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 28 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 16 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

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Tunis Tunisia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 41 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,480 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 5,213 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,011 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,602 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 788 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 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 killed4,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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
● 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.