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54,599 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Paris, protests in Doha (Qatar) and storms in the Gambia. France's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 87 in 100 of its 242 stories, usually 27
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

France

5,137 of its 8,419 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 4,559 of France's 5,137 stories about harm, carried by 1,921 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (3,521 stories). Drownings were named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Qatar

128 of its 244 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Doha accounted for 119 of Qatar's 128 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. 92 of Doha's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories → Doha stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

97 of its 189 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Storms were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Angola

38 of its 99 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

1,173 of its 1,739 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 571 of Caracas' 679 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

210 of its 242 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tunis accounted for 205 of Tunisia's 210 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

92 of its 160 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 36 of Yaounde's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories).

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Rights & justice

Peru

160 of its 289 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lima accounted for 143 of Peru's 160 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

148 of its 285 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

460 of its 567 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (227 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plague in Puerto Rico (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Norway (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Argentina (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 54,599 stories about harm among 247,042 counted on 21 Apr.

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Mentions of the plague ran more than ten times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 247,042 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to France for the second day running. France's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 21 April 2016, 19 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 →

Burundi91 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia87 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 567 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,452 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela571 stories about protests or strikes, of its 679 Washington US394 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2282 San Francisco US259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Valencia Venezuela185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Little Rock US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1107

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: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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'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'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 readHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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 three times as angry as the world's · 460 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,112 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 5,137 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Angola few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 498 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 15,384 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 14,389 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health19% 10,268 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,879 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,588 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,934 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,035 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 911 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 killed19,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests10,164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people injured7,068 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about France and the US Stories reporting people affected5,518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions983 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting evacuations472 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Qatar Stories reporting people displaced265 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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