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44,431 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Lisbon, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and rights and justice in Tirana. Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPortugal 73 in 100 of its 396 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Portugal

289 of its 396 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Lisbon accounted for 277 of Portugal's 289 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Plane crash was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories → Lisbon stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

466 of its 631 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 396 of Sri Lanka's 466 stories about harm, carried by 408 outlets. 269 of Colombo's 396 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (364 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

128 of its 210 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tirana accounted for 123 of Albania's 128 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories).

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

129 of its 251 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vietnam

267 of its 618 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 108 of Hanoi's 184 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Accidents were named in 95 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

672 of its 1,098 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 441 of Palestine's 672 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 281 of Ramallah's 441 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Libya

202 of its 250 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (143 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

183 of its 384 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (77 stories). Poisoning was named in 58 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Czechia

52 of its 119 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Nepal

157 of its 304 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 115 of Nepal's 157 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (100 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Kenya (114 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Vanuatu (40 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); accidents in Vietnam (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in New Zealand (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10019 Mar26 Mar2 Apr9 Apr17 Apr19 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 19 in 10021 Mar: 20 in 10022 Mar: 22 in 10023 Mar: 24 in 10024 Mar: 21 in 10025 Mar: 22 in 10026 Mar: 26 in 10027 Mar: 21 in 10028 Mar: 20 in 10029 Mar: 20 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 23 in 1002 Apr: 25 in 1003 Apr: 22 in 1004 Apr: 21 in 1005 Apr: 22 in 1006 Apr: 21 in 1007 Apr: 24 in 1008 Apr: 25 in 1009 Apr: 27 in 10010 Apr: 22 in 10011 Apr: 22 in 10012 Apr: 20 in 10013 Apr: 21 in 10014 Apr: 23 in 10015 Apr: 25 in 10016 Apr: 25 in 10017 Apr: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 44,431 stories about harm among 196,013 counted on 17 Apr.

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Portugal stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. 23 in every 100 of the day's 196,013 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya's news, mentions of the drought ran about three times their usual. On 17 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu86 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo84 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan74 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Little Rock US618 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Ramallah Palestine281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Istanbul Türkiye272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Colombo Sri Lanka269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1138

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSouth 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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'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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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'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: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: 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'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 888 stories about harm ● Portugal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 466 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,528 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,487 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Health19% 8,378 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,808 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,930 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Displacement4% 1,579 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,306 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 667 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 killed16,275 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations761 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the UK Stories reporting abductions558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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
● 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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