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20,059 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Yerevan and Gaza and flooding in Kenya. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 78 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

131 of its 168 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 49 of Armenia's 131 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

102 of its 270 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 102 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

335 of its 476 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 248 of Palestine's 335 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Food & livelihood

Sudan

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Argentina

52 of its 136 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 44 of Argentina's 52 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Jordan

41 of its 172 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

71 of its 317 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and storms.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

94 of its 347 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 61 of Iran's 133 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

30 of its 56 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Iran (12 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 20,059 stories about harm among 113,856 counted on 24 Apr.

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In Armenia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 113,856 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Kenya's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Armenia78 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 62 · mostly food & livelihood Palestine70 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Israel65 in 100 of its 1,409 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Gaza Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Sydney Australia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKathmandu, Nepal -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsUtah, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 15 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 92 stories, carried by 97 outletsDoncaster, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,006 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice29% 5,721 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 2,612 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,510 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 932 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 624 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 462 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 killed4,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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