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42,275 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Heavy rain in Rwanda, protests in Bujumbura (Burundi) and people killed in Congo drew the news. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCongo 82 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 51
RegionEast Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Disasters & accidents

Rwanda

109 of its 187 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Karongi accounted for 81 of Rwanda's 109 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Heavy rain was named in 90 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Karongi stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

79 of its 97 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bujumbura accounted for 63 of Burundi's 79 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 51 of Bujumbura's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Health

Congo

204 of its 250 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (167 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 98 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

302 of its 674 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Pyongyang accounted for 230 of North Korea's 302 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (238 stories). Hunger was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drought.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
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Health

Ukraine

146 of its 329 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

213 of its 266 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

59 of its 133 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Wildfires were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Japan

456 of its 1,801 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

386 of its 538 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Damascus accounted for 244 of Syria's 386 stories about harm, carried by 407 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

231 of its 655 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ukraine (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Tanzania (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Armenia (46 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Jamaica (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (16 of its stories, about 4 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 8 May. 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 42,275 stories about harm among 207,152 counted on 8 May.

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Of the day's 207,152 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 8 May 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo82 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 51 · mostly health Burundi81 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Libya80 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria72 in 100 of its 538 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 389 Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2693 Tehran Iran129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 946 Moscow Russia85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 Damascus Syria76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244

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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 386 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 156 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,784 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,887 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 7,260 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,395 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,066 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,311 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 891 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 842 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 killed12,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,704 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations619 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions435 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced295 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Colombia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Cambodia

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

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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