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35,933 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Warsaw (Poland), a disaster in Fort Mcmurray and flooding in Morocco. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 50 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 14
RegionCentral Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Poland

162 of its 366 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 140 of Poland's 162 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 136 of Warsaw's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 26 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.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

2,378 of its 5,101 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Fort Mcmurray accounted for 1,707 of Canada's 2,378 stories about harm, carried by 1,226 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Road crashes were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heatwave.

Canada over 30 days → its stories → Fort Mcmurray stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

62 of its 113 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (49 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

172 of its 382 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

UK

1,994 of its 8,427 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 20 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,049 of its 1,265 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Aleppo accounted for 801 of Syria's 1,049 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

381 of its 519 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 200 of Afghanistan's 381 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

70 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 38 of Artsakh's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

39 of its 92 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Almaty's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

96 of its 186 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Santiago accounted for 75 of Chile's 96 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (75 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Azerbaijan (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (132 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); train derailment in Peru (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Liberia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 May. 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 35,933 stories about harm among 167,847 counted on 7 May.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. 21 in every 100 of the day's 167,847 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. Poland stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen88 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria83 in 100 of its 1,265 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Congo75 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1210 Philippine Philippines272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 326 Aleppo Syria243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 801 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1507 Delhi India184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: 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: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 three times as angry as the world's · 381 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Morocco about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 10,696 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 7,717 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,940 stories · about as usual Health17% 5,931 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,027 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,389 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 881 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 742 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 killed10,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,010 at about three times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced703 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions516 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill35 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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