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The news turned to violence in Cairo, gas explosion in Poland and deaths in Guaviare. Egypt'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 people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Egypt and Sweden →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 82 in 100 of its 1,069 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 62 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

3,270 of its 3,627 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 1,935 of Egypt's 3,270 stories about harm, carried by 1,204 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (2,675 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

177 of its 346 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Gas explosion was named in 133 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

130 of its 158 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Guaviare accounted for 102 of Colombia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Norway

878 of its 1,069 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Oslo accounted for 623 of Norway's 878 stories about harm, carried by 650 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (804 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

1,668 of its 1,971 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Stockholm accounted for 1,629 of Sweden's 1,668 stories about harm, carried by 1,104 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (267 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

361 of its 504 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Bird flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Canada

602 of its 2,362 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Avalanche was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

430 of its 620 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 157 of Ramallah's 277 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

285 of its 438 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (158 stories). Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Türkiye (262 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (147 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Israel (95 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Myanmar (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 33,677 stories about harm among 124,842 counted on 9 Apr.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 29 January 2017. of the day's 124,842 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Egypt and Sweden. Mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual in Türkiye's news. This week the news turned most often to Colombia, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Egypt90 in 100 of its 3,627 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Albania87 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Sweden85 in 100 of its 1,971 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia82 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 59 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Norway82 in 100 of its 1,069 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Cairo Egypt166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1935 Ramallah Palestine157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Idlib Syria129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 862 Damascus Syria95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

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: 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'sUkraine: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: 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'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 361 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 316 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 3,270 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 544 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,642 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence39% 13,116 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice23% 7,592 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents14% 4,704 stories · about as usual Health11% 3,717 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,213 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 807 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 760 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 344 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 killed15,720 at about twice the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting people injured8,030 at about three times the usual rate · most about Egypt and Sweden Stories reporting arrests3,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees730 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced421 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico

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 one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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