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33,788 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: 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: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: 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: no storiesEcuador: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 83 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 65 in 100 of its 952 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 83 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Taiwan: 32 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 87 in 100 of its 1,203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 88 in 100 of its 362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 33 in 100 of its 782 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 36 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 40 in 100 of its 1,545 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Niger: 85 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritius: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 811 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)North Macedonia: 73 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 67 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 85 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 54 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kenya: 57 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 65 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 495 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)India: 29 in 100 of its 8,006 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 73 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guinea: 87 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 749 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 33 in 100 of its 1,268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)French Polynesia: 100 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)El Salvador: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 53 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Croatia: 48 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Côte d’Ivoire: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 52 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 32 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burundi: 88 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belgium: 68 in 100 of its 1,992 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 360 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 45 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Armenia: 61 in 100 of its 724 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 67 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)American Samoa: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Maldives: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Syria 87 in 100 of its 1,203 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 88 in 100 of its 362 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Burundi 88 in 100 of its 214 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 71 in 100 of its 1,133 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Belgium 68 in 100 of its 1,992 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Liberia 85 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly health

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

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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