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41,502 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Zagreb (Croatia), a disaster in Algiers and drownings in Rwanda. Algeria'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 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 85 in 100 of its 371 stories, usually 30
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 53 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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Protests & strikes

Croatia

109 of its 173 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Zagreb accounted for 98 of Croatia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. 88 of Zagreb's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Disasters & accidents

Algeria

126 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Algiers accounted for 107 of Algeria's 126 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Rwanda

52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

355 of its 569 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Kathua accounted for 235 of Kashmir's 355 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

1,208 of its 1,845 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. 243 of Jerusalem's 464 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ecuador

316 of its 371 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Quito accounted for 286 of Ecuador's 316 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (95 stories).

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Rights & justice

Bulgaria

92 of its 191 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

816 of its 1,093 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. 305 of Gaza's 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (388 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

233 of its 299 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

95 of its 285 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (64 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Uganda (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Nicaragua (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Argentina (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Sudan (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 41,502 stories about harm among 202,450 counted on 13 Apr.

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Croatia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 202,450 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. On 13 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ecuador85 in 100 of its 371 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Algeria80 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger80 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Damascus Syria680 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1620 Gaza Palestine305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Jerusalem Israel243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1149 Delhi India224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463

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'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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as angry as the world's · 355 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 2,126 stories about harm ● Estonia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Algeria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 126 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,891 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 8,396 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,018 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,361 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,687 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,483 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,216 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 719 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 killed13,045 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,373 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,012 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,180 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions941 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees807 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations689 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced424 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill74 at about the usual rate

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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