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51,067 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Mocoa, violence in Petersburg and arrests in Cyprus drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 61 in 100 of its 6,715 stories, usually 18
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

1,191 of its 1,363 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mocoa accounted for 1,037 of Colombia's 1,191 stories about harm, carried by 808 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,157 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Mocoa stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

4,094 of its 6,715 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Petersburg accounted for 3,422 of Russia's 4,094 stories about harm, carried by 1,755 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,845 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Petersburg stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

86 of its 190 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Chad

39 of its 75 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 36 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.

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Conflict & violence

Thailand

203 of its 635 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Accidents were named in 10 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

217 of its 489 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Warsaw accounted for 160 of Poland's 217 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories).

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Health

Lebanon

135 of its 259 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 114 of Lebanon's 135 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (112 stories).

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Rights & justice

Gambia

83 of its 192 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

108 of its 124 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chad (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Malaysia (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 51,067 stories about harm among 236,371 counted on 3 Apr.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Chad's news. of the day's 236,371 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Colombia for the third day running. Colombia's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia87 in 100 of its 1,363 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo87 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 815 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2102 Damascus Syria197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Quito Ecuador146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Jerusalem Israel138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Cairo Egypt127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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 readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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'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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 warm as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Gambia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,191 stories about harm ● Mali about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 578 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 14,340 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Disasters & accidents21% 10,328 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence20% 10,157 stories · about as usual Health16% 7,937 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,382 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,440 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed17,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,495 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people affected6,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,150 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about half the usual rate · most about Colombia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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