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56,057 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Yerevan, protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) and a disaster in Minsk. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelarus 60 in 100 of its 405 stories, usually 16
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Armenia

664 of its 955 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Yerevan accounted for 461 of Armenia's 664 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Hunger was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

99 of its 193 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 67 of Port-au-Prince's 74 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (65 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belarus

243 of its 405 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Minsk accounted for 216 of Belarus' 243 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Displacement

Austria

245 of its 624 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (156 stories). Tsunami was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Mexico

801 of its 1,543 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (452 stories). Norovirus was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

851 of its 1,155 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Landslides were named in 198 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Moldova

23 of its 41 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 9 of Chisinau's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Burundi

371 of its 406 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Bujumbura accounted for 192 of Burundi's 371 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

813 of its 1,406 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 423 of Dhaka's 580 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

904 of its 2,218 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (306 stories). Norovirus was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Uganda (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (198 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (96 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Venezuela (17 of its stories, about 4 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 25 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 56,057 stories about harm among 289,105 counted on 25 Apr.

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Haiti's news mentioned bridge collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 289,105 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In Armenia, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen88 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal74 in 100 of its 1,155 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria73 in 100 of its 1,852 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia70 in 100 of its 955 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dhaka Bangladesh423 stories about protests or strikes, of its 580 Cairo Egypt382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Washington US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1578 Yerevan Armenia217 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Ramallah Palestine158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 407

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'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 Arab Emirates: 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: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: 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'sCentral African Republic: 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'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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 664 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 813 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 411 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Australia about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,515 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 13,505 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 13,186 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Health21% 11,306 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 4,854 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services3% 1,683 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,444 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 866 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 killed19,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,931 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions888 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced444 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US

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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