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14,250 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Buenos Aires, protests in Cuyabeno (Ecuador) and landslides in Kashmir drew the news. Ecuador's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 52 in 100 of its 520 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Health

Argentina

270 of its 520 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Buenos Aires accounted for 230 of Argentina's 270 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Cuyabeno's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Cuyabeno stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

75 of its 138 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Ramban accounted for 65 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Ramban stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

17 of its 46 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Italy

653 of its 1,540 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Rome accounted for 554 of Italy's 653 stories about harm, carried by 868 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vatican City

84 of its 181 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Australia

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

7 of Darfur's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

81 of its 121 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

75 of its 283 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (33 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Australia (23 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Israel (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (19 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 14,250 stories about harm among 74,241 counted on 21 Apr.

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Argentina's news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 74,241 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. A year earlier, on 21 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Venezuela67 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Palestine65 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador56 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Israel56 in 100 of its 683 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir54 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Rome Italy42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Boston US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 New York US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Murshidabad India22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 45 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 67 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 64 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 55 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 650 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 973 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Namibia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Italy: 42 in 100 of its 1,540 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Honduras: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 37 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 52 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 27 in 100 of its 354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vatican City: 46 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Maldives: 30 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 222 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 683 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 67 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Argentina 52 in 100 of its 520 stories · mostly health ● El Salvador 56 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 54 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,666 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 3,179 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,172 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,846 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 953 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 495 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 353 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 329 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 killed4,153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people affected1,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured880 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced123 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan Stories reporting refugees113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy

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 one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.