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58,832 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Lusaka (Zambia), violence in Kabul and illness in Mpoko drew the news. Zambia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostZambia 67 in 100 of its 346 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Zambia

232 of its 346 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Lusaka accounted for 204 of Zambia's 232 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. 170 of Lusaka's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

814 of its 953 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 700 of Afghanistan's 814 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (572 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

160 of its 240 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Skopje accounted for 155 of North Macedonia's 160 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 138 of Skopje's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (150 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Morocco

98 of its 201 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Norway

269 of its 720 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

71 of its 150 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 32 of Sandeng's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

409 of its 1,049 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

76 of its 138 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 21 of Sittwe's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Ukraine (103 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (350 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Uruguay (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Angola (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 58,832 stories about harm among 302,350 counted on 20 Apr.

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Zambia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. In Pakistan's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 302,350 stories, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic89 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 953 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador84 in 100 of its 1,844 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen76 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon75 in 100 of its 651 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US399 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1822 Damascus Syria285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Boston US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Salt Lake City US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Lusaka Zambia170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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'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: 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'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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'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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZambia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: 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'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'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 814 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as fearful as the world's · 409 stories about harm ● Zambia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 232 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Ecuador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,552 stories about harm ● Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 16,846 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Health19% 11,014 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence19% 10,798 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 10,209 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Shelter & services5% 2,978 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,723 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,957 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 989 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 killed18,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,931 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ecuador Stories reporting arrests7,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,937 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees1,627 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations905 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting people displaced553 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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