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41,596 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Escuintla (Guatemala), violence in Bihac and evacuations in Israel. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostVatican City 72 in 100 of its 64 stories, usually 23
RegionEast Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

Guatemala

51 of its 74 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Escuintla accounted for 37 of Guatemala's 51 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 36 of Escuintla's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Escuintla stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

81 of its 109 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Bihac accounted for 69 of Bosnia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Bihac stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,415 of its 2,150 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Hypothermia was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Mexico

546 of its 1,370 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (284 stories). Outbreaks were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

802 of its 1,131 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 440 of Palestine's 802 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. 296 of Gaza's 440 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

1,000 of its 4,485 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 430 of Seoul's 854 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 284 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

372 of its 794 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Food poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

Managua accounted for 78 of Nicaragua's 107 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 47 of Managua's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

350 of its 815 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 110 of Nairobi's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

70 of its 94 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in South Korea (284 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Congo (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in North Korea (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in China (135 of its stories, about 5 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 27 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 41,596 stories about harm among 211,068 counted on 27 Apr.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in South Korea's news. In Guatemala, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 211,068 stories, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua76 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 76 · mostly rights & justice Congo74 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia74 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Vatican City72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine71 in 100 of its 1,131 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea430 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854 Gaza Palestine296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 London UK171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1058

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'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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'sSlovenia: 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 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'sQatar: 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 readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: 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: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMicronesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as 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 warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than 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 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage about three 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

● Vatican City few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as angry as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 438 stories about harm ● Bosnia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,836 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health20% 8,143 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,205 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents12% 4,748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,602 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,216 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Shelter & services3% 1,192 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 893 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 killed13,656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,356 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,368 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations1,026 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced461 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Germany Stories reporting abductions368 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill140 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
● 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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