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44,996 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yerevan (Armenia), violence in Quito and rights and justice in Ramallah. Romania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTimor-Leste 81 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

254 of its 548 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Yerevan accounted for 239 of Armenia's 254 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. 227 of Yerevan's 239 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

93 of its 117 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Quito accounted for 71 of Ecuador's 93 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

594 of its 822 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 290 of Palestine's 594 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (359 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

72 of its 260 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

165 of its 186 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Yangon accounted for 135 of Myanmar's 165 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. 85 of Yangon's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (146 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

64 of its 170 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 1,333 of Syria's 1,865 stories about harm, carried by 932 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (296 stories). Earthquake was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dust storm, tuberculosis and power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

147 of its 157 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Niamey accounted for 64 of Niger's 147 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (130 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

52 of its 86 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

65 of its 209 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Brazil (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bangladesh (65 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Haiti (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Tanzania (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Malta (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 44,996 stories about harm among 217,075 counted on 17 Apr.

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In Brazil's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 217,075 stories, as usual. Armenia's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. A year earlier, on 17 April 2017, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger94 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar89 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Timor-Leste81 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 17 · mostly food & livelihood Ecuador79 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US838 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2346 Damascus Syria451 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1333 Bishopville US333 stories about protests or strikes, of its 384 Washington US295 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1476 Yerevan Armenia227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: 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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 readSão 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGuatemala: 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'sGabon: 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 readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about three times as grief-stricken 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'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Brazil about twice as warm as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,865 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 203 stories about harm ● Romania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Burundi about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as fearful as the world's · 594 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,646 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,624 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,504 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,843 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,492 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,766 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,215 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,004 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 killed12,998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,363 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions1,010 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting people displaced682 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Israel Stories reporting refugees576 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations320 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill91 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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