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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNiger: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about twice its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBihar, India -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 23 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 204 stories, carried by 187 outletsSanta Izabel, Brazil -- rights & justice: 69 stories, carried by 83 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 56 outletsMarinette, US -- health: 56 stories, carried by 55 outletsNiamey, Niger -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 78 outletsPyongyang, North Korea -- food & livelihood: 75 stories, carried by 73 outletsRichmond, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Mali warmth about twice usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Niger warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bihar India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 204 stories ● Santa Izabel Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 69 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Marinette US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 56 stories

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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