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50,091 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to a disaster in Kiunga, protests in Skopje (North Macedonia) and violence in Handwara. Papua New Guinea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 70 in 100 of its 244 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

171 of its 244 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kiunga accounted for 162 of Papua New Guinea's 171 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (164 stories). Accidents were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Kiunga stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

182 of its 294 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Skopje accounted for 136 of North Macedonia's 182 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 134 of Skopje's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (83 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

217 of its 383 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Handwara accounted for 176 of Kashmir's 217 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (170 stories). 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.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Handwara stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

221 of its 344 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Beirut accounted for 172 of Lebanon's 221 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories).

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

Syria

1,094 of its 1,348 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 264 of Aleppo's 486 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (323 stories). Plague was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Disasters & accidents

Greenland

65 of its 110 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Extreme cold was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

69 of its 106 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,068 of its 3,770 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (226 stories). Train derailment was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides and snowstorms.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

322 of its 719 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (79 stories). Heavy rain was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

192 of its 560 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Russia (246 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Belarus (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greenland (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Saudi Arabia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Qatar (19 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 14 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 50,091 stories about harm among 260,286 counted on 14 Apr.

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Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 260,286 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Papua New Guinea stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 1,348 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea70 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US330 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1803 Aleppo Syria264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Chicago US237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Chibok Nigeria158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 North Carolina US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: 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 readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChristmas Island: 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

● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Burundi few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 19,532 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence21% 10,425 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents12% 6,114 stories · about as usual Health10% 5,006 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,098 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,827 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,657 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,377 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 killed13,369 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,796 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced407 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting evacuations338 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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