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50,158 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Kupwara (Kashmir), people killed in Ghana and volcanic eruption in Japan. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJapan 50 in 100 of its 4,147 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

231 of its 345 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kupwara accounted for 190 of Kashmir's 231 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 127 of Kupwara's 190 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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 → Kupwara stories →
Conflict & violence

Ghana

206 of its 850 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (77 stories). Cholera was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

2,085 of its 4,147 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,400 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 497 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment, power cuts and landslides.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Egypt

474 of its 750 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Cairo accounted for 366 of Egypt's 474 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 305 of Cairo's 366 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (173 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

127 of its 221 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Mirebalais accounted for 94 of Haiti's 127 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 84 of Mirebalais' 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

448 of its 657 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Polio was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

86 of its 204 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 59 of Vienna's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

251 of its 285 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Taiwan

109 of its 385 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Spain (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Taiwan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Colombia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 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 15 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 50,158 stories about harm among 246,537 counted on 15 Apr.

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For the fourth day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 246,537 stories, as usual. Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Spain's news. In Kashmir, 67% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 1,180 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 657 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir67 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US453 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1756 Cairo Egypt305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Beijing China145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292 Kupwara Kashmir127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Brooklyn US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 499

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'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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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: 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'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 readCambodia: 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'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'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'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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Hungary about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Guatemala about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 663 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 231 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice40% 19,496 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence19% 9,345 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,636 stories · about as usual Health13% 6,551 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,992 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,771 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,355 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,204 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 killed13,842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,046 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees1,034 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced413 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 much 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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