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49,254 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), illness in Monrovia and snowstorms in Nepal. Liberia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 79 in 100 of its 1,157 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

909 of its 1,157 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Skopje accounted for 834 of North Macedonia's 909 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. 830 of Skopje's 834 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (810 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Health

Liberia

203 of its 305 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Monrovia accounted for 140 of Liberia's 203 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

181 of its 320 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 144 of Nepal's 181 stories about harm, carried by 197 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (117 stories). Snowstorms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

1,324 of its 1,823 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Cairo accounted for 1,216 of Egypt's 1,324 stories about harm, carried by 627 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Iran

399 of its 700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 166 of Tehran's 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Rwanda

128 of its 178 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (103 stories). Flu was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

282 of its 471 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Kupwara accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 282 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

317 of its 498 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 187 of Ramallah's 192 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malta

50 of its 189 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 36 of Valletta's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Rights & justice

Philippines

1,135 of its 2,768 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Tsunami was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Rwanda (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Norway (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Colombia (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Poland (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); norovirus in Guatemala (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
27 in 10020 in 10030 Mar6 Apr13 Apr20 Apr28 Apr30 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 10024 Apr: 22 in 10025 Apr: 21 in 10026 Apr: 20 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 49,254 stories about harm among 244,900 counted on 28 Apr.

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In Rwanda's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 244,900 stories, below the usual 22. It was the second day running that the news turned to North Macedonia. In North Macedonia, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. On 28 April 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan83 in 100 of its 1,030 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia79 in 100 of its 1,157 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Chad74 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Egypt73 in 100 of its 1,823 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda72 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Skopje North Macedonia830 stories about protests or strikes, of its 834 Berkeley US714 stories about protests or strikes, of its 956 Washington US479 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2076 Caracas Venezuela225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Chicago US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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 readSouth Sudan: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'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 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readCzech 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: 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 twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 854 stories about harm ● Liberia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 1,324 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,571 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,972 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence21% 10,211 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 9,819 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,418 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,139 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,600 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,412 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 751 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 killed16,832 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,625 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured4,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees627 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting abductions346 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations219 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced214 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill42 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.

● 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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