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17,851 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Volcanic eruption in Iceland, violence in Beirut and protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 72 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Iceland

93 of its 129 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Grindavik accounted for 80 of Iceland's 93 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Grindavik stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

83 of its 136 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Beirut accounted for 77 of Lebanon's 83 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Myanmar

227 of its 266 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mandalay accounted for 159 of Myanmar's 227 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Building collapse was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cyclone, dengue and measles. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

149 of its 262 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

97 of its 132 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

214 of its 397 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bangkok accounted for 171 of Thailand's 214 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

62 of its 234 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

31 of its 169 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Greece (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Myanmar (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Venezuela (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Italy (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Malaysia (15 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 1 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 17,851 stories about harm among 98,385 counted on 1 Apr.

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In Iceland, 72% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 98,385 stories, as usual. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Iceland's news. On 1 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today. Over March, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in March 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar85 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 77 · mostly disasters & accidents Lithuania73 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland72 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine64 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon61 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Manhattan US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Boston US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Harare Zimbabwe33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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 lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKathua, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 17 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 50 stories, carried by 14 outletsUromi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBoise, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 25 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

● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kathua Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 50 stories ● Uromi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates 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 →

Health30% 5,231 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,316 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,655 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence11% 1,858 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 831 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 629 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 366 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 killed3,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations132 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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