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33,492 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Sandeng (Gambia), violence in Gambella and arrests in Argentina. Argentina's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ecuador and Japan → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 93 in 100 of its 2,719 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Protests & strikes

Gambia

169 of its 204 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 72 of Sandeng's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Sandeng stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

127 of its 150 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Gambella accounted for 94 of Ethiopia's 127 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Gambella stories →
Health

Argentina

125 of its 260 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (42 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

2,520 of its 2,719 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,386 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with power cuts.

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

Egypt

264 of its 438 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Cairo accounted for 230 of Egypt's 264 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. 143 of Cairo's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

1,478 of its 2,234 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (764 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Chile

140 of its 204 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Santiago accounted for 125 of Chile's 140 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Belarus

58 of its 66 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Wildfires were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with extreme cold.

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Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

48 of its 64 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

111 of its 141 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 49 of Yangon's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Belarus (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Philippines (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 33,492 stories about harm among 135,720 counted on 17 Apr.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 21 February 2016. of the day's 135,720 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 21. Gambia stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ecuador and Japan. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. This week the news turned most often to Lebanon, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador93 in 100 of its 2,719 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Belarus88 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen87 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia85 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia83 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1014 Brasilia Brazil195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Watertown US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Jerusalem Israel151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 269 Cairo Egypt143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSouth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: 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: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 370 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Argentina about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Gambia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 169 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,623 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Disasters & accidents22% 7,173 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence19% 6,399 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Health15% 4,903 stories · much more than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,746 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,039 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 744 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 466 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 killed10,818 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,801 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and Ecuador Stories reporting people injured4,179 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and Japan Stories reporting arrests4,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting evacuations639 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and Japan Stories reporting abductions500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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