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47,681 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Aleppo, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and people injured in Ethiopia. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 66 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,208 of its 1,525 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 541 of Syria's 1,208 stories about harm, carried by 350 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (316 stories). Ebola was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

94 of its 180 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Macao

13 of its 43 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

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

Albania

48 of its 69 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Tirana accounted for 48 of Albania's 48 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

148 of its 187 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Brazzaville accounted for 86 of Congo's 148 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

540 of its 936 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

85 of its 129 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Yaounde accounted for 65 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

258 of its 446 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

249 of its 573 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 94 of Dhaka's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (133 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in Fiji (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); whooping cough in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 47,681 stories about harm among 258,369 counted on 5 Apr.

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Mentions of the chikungunya ran about 5 times their usual in Brazil's news. of the day's 258,369 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Syria stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 72%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 1,525 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo79 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq71 in 100 of its 763 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Albania70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia69 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 541 Washington US214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1404 Dikili Türkiye133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Lesbos Greece123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Damascus Syria99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'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'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'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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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'sZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Azerbaijan about twice as angry as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Bahrain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 430 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 10,855 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,914 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,732 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,421 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,960 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,453 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 killed14,389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,426 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,798 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions466 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.