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Protests in Managua (Nicaragua), violence in Kabul and people killed in Sweden drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 93 in 100 of its 712 stories, usually 52
RegionSouth Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much 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

662 of its 712 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Managua accounted for 320 of Nicaragua's 662 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 296 of Managua's 320 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

1,327 of its 1,477 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 1,242 of Afghanistan's 1,327 stories about harm, carried by 988 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sweden

175 of its 318 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

370 of its 519 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Yerevan accounted for 339 of Armenia's 370 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. 324 of Yerevan's 339 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

237 of its 280 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Tripoli accounted for 176 of Libya's 237 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

568 of its 740 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Damascus accounted for 439 of Syria's 568 stories about harm, carried by 498 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (223 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 34 of Antananarivo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Japan

287 of its 1,179 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Qatar

52 of its 237 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Kenya (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); building collapse in Bangladesh (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Mexico (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Australia (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 25,561 stories about harm among 105,368 counted on 22 Apr.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Nicaragua. of the day's 105,368 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Afghanistan. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 6 times their usual in Kenya's news. In Nicaragua, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 52% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Nicaragua, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua93 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan90 in 100 of its 1,477 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Libya85 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia71 in 100 of its 519 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Yerevan Armenia324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 339 Managua Nicaragua296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Bluefields Nicaragua183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 277 Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 645 Tehran Iran138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sAustria: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: 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 warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,327 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 568 stories about harm ● Nicaragua about twice as fearful as the world's · 662 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Qatar about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,404 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence29% 7,217 stories · much more than usual (usually 21%) Health16% 4,078 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,812 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,818 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 368 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 killed11,282 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people injured4,642 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests3,189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations83 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill50 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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