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39,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Juba, protests in Tijuana (Mexico) and violence in Damascus drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostMexico 47 in 100 of its 1,437 stories, usually 23
RegionSouth Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

146 of its 168 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Juba accounted for 108 of South Sudan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (99 stories). Hunger was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

678 of its 1,437 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tijuana accounted for 508 of Mexico's 678 stories about harm, carried by 673 outlets. 368 of Tijuana's 508 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (539 stories).

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tijuana stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

795 of its 974 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 417 of Syria's 795 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Suriname

32 of its 33 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Suriname over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iran

983 of its 2,252 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 781 of Iran's 983 stories about harm, carried by 588 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (192 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,976 of its 2,312 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 1,842 of Afghanistan's 1,976 stories about harm, carried by 1,357 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bolivia

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Jordan

140 of its 443 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with respiratory illness.

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Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

170 of its 565 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Hypothermia was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and snowstorms.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

62 of its 176 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Outbreaks were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Poland (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Switzerland (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Austria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Germany (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Ukraine (17 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 30 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 39,930 stories about harm among 196,468 counted on 30 Apr.

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Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. 20 in every 100 of the day's 196,468 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. South Sudan stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

South Sudan87 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 2,312 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 974 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Burundi77 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tijuana Mexico368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 508 San Diego US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 551 Washington US342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1938 Jerusalem Israel299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 486 Tehran Iran196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781

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: 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'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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,976 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 795 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 983 stories about harm ● South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 170 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,154 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence22% 8,618 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,136 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,541 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,733 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 1,903 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 852 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 killed13,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,567 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,420 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,694 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations528 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions424 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and the US Stories reporting people displaced387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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