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18,549 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Yatenga, flooding in Kenya and arrests in Iran drew the news. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 22 in 100 of its 181 stories, usually 7
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Burkina Faso

41 of its 49 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Yatenga accounted for 18 of Burkina Faso's 41 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Yatenga stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

127 of its 334 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 77 of Kenya's 127 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, landslides and drought.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 190 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Sudan

46 of its 60 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 18 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 38 of Haiti's 52 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 24 of Port-au-Prince's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with food poisoning and poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Monaco

12 of its 40 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

17 of its 42 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

57 of its 147 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Heatwave was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Liberia (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); covid in Spain (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); heatwave in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about 6 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 26 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 18,549 stories about harm among 107,805 counted on 26 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Burkina Faso. of the day's 107,805 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Burkina Faso stood out: 84% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. On 27 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 →

Sudan77 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Israel68 in 100 of its 1,382 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 455 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iran50 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti49 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 562 Manhattan US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Gaza Palestine111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Hollywood US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Boston US84 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: 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: 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 readCuraçao: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnambra, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 22 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 34 stories, carried by 17 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 39 outletsAmethi, India -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 20 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

● Anambra Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Budapest Hungary about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 5,527 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Health30% 5,385 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,438 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence12% 2,206 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 860 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 706 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 669 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 326 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 killed4,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured919 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations73 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill33 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 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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