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Illness in Monrovia, violence in Baghdad and protests in Brazzaville (Congo) drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 83 in 100 of its 186 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Health

Liberia

188 of its 255 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Monrovia accounted for 161 of Liberia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

681 of its 900 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 429 of Iraq's 681 stories about harm, carried by 445 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (408 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

167 of its 315 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Brazzaville accounted for 115 of Congo's 167 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 73 of Brazzaville's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Shelter & services

Palau

26 of its 28 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Koror accounted for 26 of Palau's 26 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Palau over 30 days → its stories → Koror stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Senegal

154 of its 186 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dakar accounted for 104 of Senegal's 154 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

409 of its 642 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

484 of its 890 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Philippines

477 of its 1,427 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Dengue was named in 159 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever, power cuts and oil spill.

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Food & livelihood

South Korea

243 of its 998 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (146 stories). Hunger was named in 151 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,203 of its 1,464 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Korea (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Philippines (159 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in North Korea (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 44,287 stories about harm among 234,867 counted on 4 Apr.

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The news turned to Liberia for the fourth day running. Mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Liberia, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 234,867 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives85 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Senegal83 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 1,464 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq76 in 100 of its 900 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia74 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Lesbos Greece377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Philadelphia US356 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1039 Washington US287 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1466 Dikili Türkiye219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Damascus Syria190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 433

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Hong Kong about twice as warm as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Iraq about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 681 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 484 stories about harm ● Liberia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as angry as the world's · 409 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 15,414 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 10,240 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,286 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Health9% 3,898 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,011 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,830 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,561 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,156 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 killed13,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,413 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,599 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured4,588 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations223 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the United Arab Emirates Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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