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37,660 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Algiers (Algeria), people killed in Switzerland and the earthquake in Taiwan. Taiwan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBrunei 79 in 100 of its 579 stories, usually 45
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Algeria

255 of its 661 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Algiers accounted for 230 of Algeria's 255 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. 224 of Algiers' 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Health

Switzerland

98 of its 397 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Ebola was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

54 of its 274 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

41 of its 47 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

112 of its 233 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Portugal

49 of its 160 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

62 of its 116 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Tornadoes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with train derailment.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

49 of its 158 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 14 of Lima's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

Caracas accounted for 246 of Venezuela's 362 stories about harm, carried by 305 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful 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: tornadoes in Puerto Rico (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Mexico (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Thailand (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in China (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 37,660 stories about harm among 202,200 counted on 3 Apr.

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In Taiwan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 202,200 stories, below the usual 20. Algeria's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. On 3 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique90 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 88 · mostly health Brunei79 in 100 of its 579 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 75 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria68 in 100 of its 295 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen67 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Algiers Algeria224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2221 Jerusalem Israel139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Chicago US86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Twin Peaks US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: 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'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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: 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'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrunei: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 807 stories about harm ● Brunei about twice as angry as the world's · 459 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 12,874 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 8,304 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,848 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 4,890 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,397 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 750 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 706 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 killed9,456 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees772 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting abductions668 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda Stories reporting people displaced326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations169 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill48 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
● 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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