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26,016 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Jerusalem, protests in Paris (France) and people killed in the Maldives drew the news. the Maldives' coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDjibouti 88 in 100 of its 262 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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

Israel

927 of its 1,515 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 614 of Israel's 927 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (194 stories). Road crashes were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

France

2,255 of its 5,465 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Paris accounted for 1,949 of France's 2,255 stories about harm, carried by 911 outlets. 1,211 of Paris' 1,949 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (1,074 stories). Train derailment was named in 172 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Maldives

146 of its 185 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Maldives over 30 days → its stories →
Shelter & services

Kenya

342 of its 735 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (284 stories). Drought was named in 261 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

245 of its 359 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Luhansk accounted for 197 of Ukraine's 245 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (201 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Croatia

32 of its 45 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 16 of Jasenovac's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

324 of its 410 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Caracas accounted for 229 of Venezuela's 324 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 221 of Caracas' 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

23 of its 30 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 21 of Juigalpa's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

237 of its 284 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Puntland accounted for 160 of Somalia's 237 stories about harm, carried by 163 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (171 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

98 of its 127 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Earthquake was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Djibouti (87 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10025 Mar1 Apr8 Apr15 Apr23 Apr25 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 10018 Apr: 20 in 10019 Apr: 21 in 10020 Apr: 21 in 10021 Apr: 22 in 10022 Apr: 23 in 10023 Apr: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 26,016 stories about harm among 116,349 counted on 23 Apr.

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Kenya's news mentioned the drought about 5 times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 116,349 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Israel, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 43% is usual. On 23 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to France, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti88 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 650 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France1211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1949 Caracas Venezuela221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Berkeley US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 831 Detroit US91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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: 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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sMyanmar: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice 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'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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

● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 517 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 237 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 271 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,314 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 6,830 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health16% 4,028 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 3,087 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,898 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,138 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,035 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 321 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 killed9,230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees707 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Japan Stories reporting abductions456 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people displaced368 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations201 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 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
● 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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