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55,637 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Bamako, a disaster in Kathmandu and people killed in Kuwait. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 70 in 100 of its 210 stories, usually 25
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Rights & justice

Mali

387 of its 437 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bamako accounted for 192 of Mali's 387 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (79 stories). Plane crash was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

448 of its 599 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kathmandu accounted for 264 of Nepal's 448 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kuwait

55 of its 111 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Kuwait over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Guatemala

148 of its 210 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Guatemala City accounted for 120 of Guatemala's 148 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (96 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

717 of its 1,488 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (450 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

36 of its 91 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Niger

40 of its 52 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Meningitis was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

490 of its 656 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (241 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Korea

266 of its 898 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Train derailment was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Madagascar (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Samoa (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Mozambique (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in South Korea (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Singapore (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10024 Mar31 Mar7 Apr14 Apr22 Apr24 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 23 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 55,637 stories about harm among 283,482 counted on 22 Apr.

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Madagascar's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 283,482 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Mali, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 56% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen83 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,627 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Niger77 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Nepal75 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Washington US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Chanhassen US221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 716 Damascus Syria178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Beijing China168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471

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: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVatican City: 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 490 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 249 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,855 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Health20% 10,573 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence18% 9,837 stories · much less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 9,140 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 5,065 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services4% 2,142 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,020 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 killed19,660 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,823 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees1,178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions1,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations820 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced423 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little more than 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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