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44,029 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Bangui (Central African Republic), a disaster in Boufarik and violence in Vilnius. Algeria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

1,503 of its 1,764 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Boufarik accounted for 1,286 of Algeria's 1,503 stories about harm, carried by 1,187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,494 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Boufarik stories →
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

84 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Vilnius accounted for 82 of Lithuania's 84 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Food & livelihood

North Korea

77 of its 340 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories). Hunger was named in 63 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.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

171 of its 212 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Yangon accounted for 129 of Myanmar's 171 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

59 of its 164 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 3 of Armonia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

84 of its 104 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Niamey accounted for 67 of Niger's 84 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Paraguay

32 of its 40 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

49 of its 78 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

279 of its 385 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 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 Nepal (98 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Romania (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in British Virgin Islands (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Malawi (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 44,029 stories about harm among 222,739 counted on 11 Apr.

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In Nepal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 11 April 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. the Central African Republic's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%. of the day's 222,739 news stories, 20 in every 100 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 →

Central African Republic97 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria85 in 100 of its 1,764 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger81 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir72 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria673 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1562 Moscow Russia246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 903 Washington US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1709 Las Cruces US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Jerusalem Israel162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377

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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'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'sSouth Korea: 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'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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahamas: 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 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Morocco about three times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 2,576 stories about harm ● Paraguay few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as warm as the world's · 206 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,615 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,924 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,790 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,883 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,798 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,511 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,419 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,159 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 killed15,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,985 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions370 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations277 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Fiji Stories reporting people falling ill101 at about one and a half times 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 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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