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The day's news pointed at protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Warsaw and the tsunami in Indonesia. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 60 in 100 of its 305 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

57 of its 75 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Managua accounted for 55 of Nicaragua's 57 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 53 of Managua's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

235 of its 489 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Warsaw accounted for 219 of Poland's 235 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

265 of its 616 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Tsunami was named in 76 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Austria

183 of its 305 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (118 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Senegal

53 of its 118 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 50 of Senegal's 53 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 44 of Dakar's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Outbreaks were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bahrain

53 of its 186 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. 22 of Manama's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Armenia

209 of its 478 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Yerevan accounted for 185 of Armenia's 209 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. 158 of Yerevan's 185 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 687 of Syria's 1,154 stories about harm, carried by 505 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Côte d’Ivoire

28 of its 84 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

88 of its 223 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Avalanche was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (65 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Czechia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Malaysia (49 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); outbreaks in Senegal (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Colombia (26 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 46,855 stories about harm among 232,383 counted on 19 Apr.

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Nicaragua's news was 76% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 232,383 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 April 2017, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen80 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 1,661 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Austria60 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 20 · mostly health Myanmar55 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Philadelphia US920 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2627 London UK199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1027 Washington US189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1483 Damascus Syria165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 687 Yerevan Armenia158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'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'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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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 readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 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 angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sWallis & Futuna: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Poland about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 1,154 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 246 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,323 stories · about as usual Health23% 10,367 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,079 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 6,963 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,929 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,102 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 923 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 killed13,212 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,960 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions649 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting evacuations365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill151 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less 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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