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30,790 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to plane crash in Poland, people displaced in Beirut and violence in Brussels. Lebanon's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChad 72 in 100 of its 235 stories, usually 23
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Disasters & accidents

Poland

121 of its 181 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 111 of Poland's 121 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (113 stories). Plane crash was named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

194 of its 279 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beirut accounted for 170 of Lebanon's 194 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

1,192 of its 1,432 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Brussels accounted for 1,186 of Belgium's 1,192 stories about harm, carried by 981 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (656 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

170 of its 235 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Ndjamena accounted for 123 of Chad's 170 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Ndjamena's 123 stories were about protests or strikes.

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

Yemen

261 of its 299 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 185 of Yemen's 261 stories about harm, carried by 135 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

366 of its 496 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 120 of Lima's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Micronesia

224 of its 242 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Fanadik accounted for 209 of Micronesia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

India

3,044 of its 7,949 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,577 stories). Building collapse was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

90 of its 211 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 23 of Jammu's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

807 of its 2,282 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories). Outbreaks were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: chikungunya in Brazil (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in Netherlands (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Pakistan (128 of its stories, about 6 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 10 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 30,790 stories about harm among 134,375 counted on 10 Apr.

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Poland's news mentioned plane crash more than ten times as often as usual. Poland's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. of the day's 134,375 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia93 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Micronesia93 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium83 in 100 of its 1,432 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Israel77 in 100 of its 1,421 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1097 Paris France164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Raqqa Syria148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Cairo Egypt123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Gaza Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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'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'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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'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 readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: 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'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Lebanon about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 194 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,192 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 682 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 261 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 788 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,261 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence28% 8,467 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 5,463 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health7% 1,986 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,941 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 995 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 478 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 killed10,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,453 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting arrests3,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions645 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced441 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● Griefa little more than 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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