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The news turned to protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), illness in Monrovia and people injured in Kenya. Liberia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 61 in 100 of its 724 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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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Protests & strikes

Haiti

70 of its 96 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 65 of Haiti's 70 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 64 of Port-au-Prince's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Health

Liberia

101 of its 119 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Monrovia accounted for 91 of Liberia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

318 of its 561 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (83 stories). Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

804 of its 1,133 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 476 of Israel's 804 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (236 stories).

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Protests & strikes

Burundi

189 of its 214 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 33 of Bujumbura's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

211 of its 313 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories). Road crashes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

China

472 of its 2,063 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (91 stories). Flooding was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with drought, earthquake and wildfires. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

193 of its 495 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 107 of Sumatra's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

441 of its 724 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

240 of its 531 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Guinea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Afghanistan (57 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Philippines (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in Yemen (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in China (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 33,788 stories about harm among 149,871 counted on 2 Apr.

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Mentions of haemorrhagic fever ran more than ten times their usual in Guinea's news. In Haiti, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 149,871 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi88 in 100 of its 214 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Somalia88 in 100 of its 362 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 1,203 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea87 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Niger85 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium481 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1330 Washington US251 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1374 Jerusalem Israel231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Dikili Türkiye182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Chicago US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 441 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as fearful as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 11,860 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence32% 10,533 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,491 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,449 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,416 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Displacement3% 955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 899 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 662 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 killed11,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,885 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions539 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the US Stories reporting evacuations304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced258 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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 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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