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Most of the day's attention went to volcanic eruption in Colombia, protests in Asuncion (Paraguay) and the drought in Madagascar. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Colombia and Australia → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 92 in 100 of its 1,956 stories, usually 38
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Colombia

1,805 of its 1,956 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Mocoa accounted for 1,591 of Colombia's 1,805 stories about harm, carried by 1,120 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (260 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 475 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Protests & strikes

Paraguay

260 of its 366 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Asuncion accounted for 217 of Paraguay's 260 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. 207 of Asuncion's 217 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories).

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories → Asuncion stories →
Health

Madagascar

109 of its 135 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Bemainty accounted for 109 of Madagascar's 109 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Drought was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Armenia

237 of its 751 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 182 of Yerevan's 216 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (228 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Uruguay

99 of its 112 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Montevideo accounted for 91 of Uruguay's 99 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

20 of its 23 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 17 of Ouagadougou's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Mexico

184 of its 458 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (139 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

93 of its 195 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 84 of Lantau's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories).

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Rights & justice

Pakistan

964 of its 1,837 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (484 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Guam (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (102 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Trinidad & Tobago (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (67 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in China (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 30,572 stories about harm among 123,291 counted on 2 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Colombia and Australia. It was the second day running that the news turned to Colombia. In Colombia, 92% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 123,291 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia92 in 100 of its 1,956 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Uruguay88 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria82 in 100 of its 434 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia81 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Madagascar81 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 65 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Asuncion Paraguay207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 London UK195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 915 San Francisco US194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Yerevan Armenia182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216

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'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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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 readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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'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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: 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'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: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 964 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as fearful as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Armenia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● Guatemala few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 345 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 9,440 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 7,264 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 4,916 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Health15% 4,447 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,874 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,109 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 602 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 376 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 killed11,148 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people affected5,028 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting arrests4,625 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people injured4,038 at about twice the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting refugees538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations483 at about twice the usual rate · most about Colombia and Australia Stories reporting abductions336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill128 at about three times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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