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Protests in Bogota (Colombia), storm surge in Fiji and people affected in Poland drew the news. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 78 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 22
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Colombia

294 of its 536 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Bogota accounted for 247 of Colombia's 294 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. 142 of Bogota's 247 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

171 of its 245 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Keni accounted for 106 of Fiji's 171 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Storm surge was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and hurricane.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Keni stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

125 of its 329 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Accidents were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Russia

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Extreme cold was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Chile

138 of its 350 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (104 stories). Earthquake was named in 119 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

72 of its 136 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Libya

127 of its 164 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 67 of Libya's 127 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 39 of Tripoli's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

73 of its 93 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Managua accounted for 64 of Nicaragua's 73 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Wildfires were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

141 of its 175 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Chile (119 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Switzerland (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Italy (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Antarctica (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 10 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 43,935 stories about harm among 222,202 counted on 10 Apr.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 6 times their usual in Chile's news. On 10 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today. Colombia stood out: 55% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 222,202 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan81 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya77 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo77 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 3,801 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria1028 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2080 Washington US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1765 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Khan Sheikhoun Syria159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Moscow Russia147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 864

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: 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 readUkraine: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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'sFrance: 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'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 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 readHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 2,871 stories about harm ● Finland few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Haiti about twice as warm as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Indonesia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 205 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,862 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,413 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,626 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,259 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,577 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,515 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,019 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 757 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 killed15,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees465 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations249 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill112 at about twice 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.

● Angera little more 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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