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10,096 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the heatwave in Cambodia, protests in Santiago (Chile) and people affected in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 65 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

40 of its 62 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Speu accounted for 19 of Cambodia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Speu stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

12 of its 24 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Santiago's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

65 of its 109 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

52 of its 254 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Indonesia

53 of its 103 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

703 of its 997 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

67 of its 286 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

132 of Washington's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Tornadoes were named in 262 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Tornadoes were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

64 of its 107 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 28 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in China (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (262 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (25 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 10,096 stories about harm among 52,943 counted on 28 Apr.

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Cambodia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,943 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Cambodia. On 29 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 997 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia65 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq60 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir60 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Gaza Palestine70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Boston US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Manhattan US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualDera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 23 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsToronto, Canada -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 46 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 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

● Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,804 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health26% 2,576 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,697 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,490 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 497 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 337 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed2,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 harsher 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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