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The day's news pointed at violence in Rio de Janeiro, protests in Casablanca (Morocco) and people displaced in Cameroon. Brazil's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrazil 54 in 100 of its 298 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Brazil

160 of its 298 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Rio de Janeiro accounted for 127 of Brazil's 160 stories about harm, carried by 437 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Rio de Janeiro stories →
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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Fangak accounted for 15 of South Sudan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

330 of its 721 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 122 of Pakistan's 330 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

870 of its 3,057 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Ben Gurion accounted for 231 of Israel's 473 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bolivia

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Canada (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
21 in 10016 in 1005 Apr12 Apr19 Apr26 Apr4 May5 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 18 in 1008 Apr: 17 in 1009 Apr: 16 in 10010 Apr: 17 in 10011 Apr: 17 in 10012 Apr: 18 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 18 in 10015 Apr: 18 in 10016 Apr: 17 in 10017 Apr: 17 in 10018 Apr: 19 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 18 in 10023 Apr: 19 in 10024 Apr: 19 in 10025 Apr: 18 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 21 in 10028 Apr: 19 in 10029 Apr: 18 in 10030 Apr: 18 in 1001 May: 18 in 1002 May: 18 in 1003 May: 19 in 1004 May: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 May. 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 8,250 stories about harm among 43,164 counted on 4 May.

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In Brazil, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 43,164 stories, as usual. On 4 May 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Canada, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir66 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Brazil54 in 100 of its 298 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 721 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ben Gurion Israel52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Newark US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36 Abuja Nigeria17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 readPanama: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualSussex, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 17 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsBalakot, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 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

● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Sydney Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 2,006 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice24% 1,965 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,703 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,280 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 495 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 201 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed2,215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,100 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured743 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions221 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced102 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees80 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Czechia Stories reporting evacuations46 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.