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41,389 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Jerusalem (Israel), violence in Kidal and people killed in Japan drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 83 in 100 of its 2,025 stories, usually 49
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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

Israel

1,690 of its 2,025 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 535 of Jerusalem's 635 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

123 of its 149 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kidal accounted for 78 of Mali's 123 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Kidal stories →
Health

Japan

521 of its 1,947 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (199 stories). Snowstorms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

255 of its 773 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

South Korea

742 of its 1,897 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Seoul accounted for 625 of South Korea's 742 stories about harm, carried by 555 outlets. 361 of Seoul's 625 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (191 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

418 of its 1,093 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 112 of Sao Paulo's 201 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Russia

1,282 of its 3,987 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Extreme cold was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

473 of its 830 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 295 of Palestine's 473 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 181 of Gaza's 295 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

230 of its 409 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

67 of its 106 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Puerto Rico (88 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (37 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cholera in Uganda (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Cambodia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 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 6 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 41,389 stories about harm among 204,792 counted on 6 Apr.

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Nepal's news mentioned the earthquake about 10 times as often as usual. Israel's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 49%. A year earlier, on 6 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 204,792 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel83 in 100 of its 2,025 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Mali83 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda63 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 830 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel535 stories about protests or strikes, of its 635 Seoul South Korea361 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Washington US245 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1353 Damascus Syria202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 403 Gaza Palestine181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295

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'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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'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'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 633 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 473 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,882 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 9,045 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,245 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,712 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,373 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,040 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 717 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 killed12,442 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,222 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions400 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations220 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced211 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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