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29,095 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Managua (Nicaragua), people killed in Oman and violence in Damascus. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 89 in 100 of its 303 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

271 of its 303 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Managua accounted for 238 of Nicaragua's 271 stories about harm, carried by 300 outlets. 167 of Managua's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (266 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
Health

Oman

376 of its 648 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (178 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

818 of its 1,122 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Damascus accounted for 663 of Syria's 818 stories about harm, carried by 488 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (287 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Peru

70 of its 110 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

272 of its 455 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Yerevan accounted for 260 of Armenia's 272 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. 239 of Yerevan's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (222 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

53 of its 85 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Antananarivo accounted for 49 of Madagascar's 53 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 49 of Antananarivo's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Réunion

44 of its 78 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Namibia

39 of its 71 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

193 of its 482 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hungary

87 of its 211 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 63 of Budapest's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: house fires in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Bahrain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Japan (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 29,095 stories about harm among 122,190 counted on 21 Apr.

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People falling ill were reported at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 24 in every 100 of the day's 122,190 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. In Brazil's news, mentions of house fires ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Nicaragua for the third day running. Nicaragua's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 40%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua89 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar88 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Yemen85 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Libya74 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Gaza Palestine395 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Jerusalem Israel354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491 Ocala US353 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Yerevan Armenia239 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Washington US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1114

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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Réunion few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 247 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as angry as the world's · 704 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Oman about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 376 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 9,207 stories · about as usual Health22% 6,442 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence21% 5,902 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,936 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,153 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 769 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 338 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 killed10,758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,842 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected3,772 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations468 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill463 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced450 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions245 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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