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The day's news pointed at helicopter crash in Malaysia, violence in Baghdad and respiratory illness in Peru. Malaysia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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 mostMalaysia 39 in 100 of its 477 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

186 of its 477 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lumut accounted for 112 of Malaysia's 186 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (137 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories → Lumut stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

58 of its 99 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Baghdad accounted for 27 of Iraq's 58 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Peru

29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Respiratory illness was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Djibouti

30 of its 48 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Haiti

55 of its 85 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 45 of Haiti's 55 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Meningitis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

Hualien accounted for 65 of Taiwan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bosnia

15 of its 15 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

51 of its 133 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Colombia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Greece (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in France (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in China (28 of its stories, about 7 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 23 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 18,889 stories about harm among 111,590 counted on 23 Apr.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 March 2024. of the day's 111,590 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Peru's news mentioned respiratory illness more than ten times as often as usual. Malaysia's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. On 24 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel66 in 100 of its 1,246 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Haiti65 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Sudan60 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Gaza Palestine72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309 Tel Aviv Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 readMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualFlorida, US -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 92 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 31 stories, carried by 17 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 40 stories, carried by 18 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCairo, Egypt -- displacement: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 66 outletsBlack Dog, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 22 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

● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Adelaide Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,388 stories · about as usual Rights & justice29% 5,375 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,745 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,227 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 913 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 757 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 558 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 464 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 killed4,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,454 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured905 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions354 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees271 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Rwanda and the US Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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
● 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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