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31,586 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Lima (Peru), violence in Mogadishu and drownings in Greece. Mexico's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMicronesia 93 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Peru

142 of its 218 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 24 of Lima's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

270 of its 302 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 218 of Somalia's 270 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

362 of its 616 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (208 stories). Drownings were named in 221 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

422 of its 1,064 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (291 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

398 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 206 of Dhaka's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,404 of its 1,739 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,399 of Belgium's 1,404 stories about harm, carried by 1,108 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,072 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

338 of its 620 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Cairo accounted for 272 of Egypt's 338 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. 145 of Cairo's 272 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Micronesia

125 of its 135 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Fanadik accounted for 76 of Micronesia's 125 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (121 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

167 of its 228 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 106 of Tharrawaddy's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

131 of its 217 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Venezuela (20 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Kenya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ireland (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (49 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 31,586 stories about harm among 151,939 counted on 9 Apr.

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In Greece's news, mentions of drownings ran about 6 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 151,939 stories, as usual. Peru's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Micronesia93 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen90 in 100 of its 322 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia89 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium81 in 100 of its 1,739 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 631 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Paris France159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Cairo Egypt145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1370 Tharrawaddy Myanmar106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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 readCzech 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMontenegro: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Bangladesh about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 398 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Mexico about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,404 stories about harm ● Montenegro few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 9 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice42% 12,972 stories · much more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence26% 8,211 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,348 stories · about as usual Health7% 2,177 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,703 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,218 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 892 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 473 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 killed9,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium Stories reporting people affected3,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,422 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions761 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced520 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Egypt Stories reporting evacuations137 at about half the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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 harsher than 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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