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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Alexandria, protests in Caracas (Venezuela) and volcanic eruption in Iceland. Finland's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEgypt 83 in 100 of its 2,887 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 48
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

2,392 of its 2,887 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Alexandria accounted for 1,287 of Egypt's 2,392 stories about harm, carried by 876 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Alexandria stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

383 of its 546 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 339 of Venezuela's 383 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. 331 of Caracas' 339 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (143 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

43 of its 98 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Finland

45 of its 151 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Respiratory illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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

Niger

80 of its 85 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Diffa accounted for 78 of Niger's 80 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

882 of its 1,235 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Stockholm accounted for 846 of Sweden's 882 stories about harm, carried by 723 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

79 of its 276 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 60 of Buenos Aires' 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

1,023 of its 4,814 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 226 of Beijing's 354 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Train derailment was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

842 of its 1,367 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 599 of Israel's 842 stories about harm, carried by 311 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

531 of its 643 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 357 of Somalia's 531 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in New Caledonia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Hungary (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Georgia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (113 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 50,272 stories about harm among 223,658 counted on 10 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Egypt. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 223,658 stories, as usual. Mentions of plane crash ran about 8 times their usual in Poland's news. In Egypt, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual. On 10 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt83 in 100 of its 2,887 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan76 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Moscow Russia313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1069 Washington US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1525 Alexandria Egypt278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1287 Hudson River US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: 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'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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: 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'sPalestine: 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

● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 882 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 181 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,827 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 531 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,392 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 15,342 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice27% 13,384 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Health17% 8,213 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,754 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,304 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,423 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,262 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 739 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 killed19,586 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people injured6,233 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting arrests6,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced706 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Russia Stories reporting abductions587 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations301 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people falling ill52 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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