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The news turned to landslides in Mozambique, violence in Idlib and protests in Yerevan (Armenia). Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCyprus 92 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

334 of its 343 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 84%. Macomia accounted for 135 of Mozambique's 334 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 189 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, hurricane and storm surge. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Macomia stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

240 of its 274 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Idlib accounted for 136 of Syria's 240 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

91 of its 180 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yerevan accounted for 76 of Armenia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 69 of Yerevan's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Cyprus

196 of its 213 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (128 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

2,185 of its 2,320 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Colombo accounted for 1,357 of Sri Lanka's 2,185 stories about harm, carried by 1,085 outlets. Reports of evacuations 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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Protests & strikes

Sweden

59 of its 116 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 26 of Stockholm's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

99 of its 238 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 10 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tunisia

15 of its 30 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Spain

183 of its 851 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Russia

193 of its 1,007 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 59 of Moscow's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Israel (104 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (73 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); malaria in Ghana (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in France (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Russia (11 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 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 22,747 stories about harm among 112,613 counted on 27 Apr.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Mozambique. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 112,613 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Mozambique's news. In Mozambique, 97% of the news was about people being harmed, where 84% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 April 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique97 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 84 · mostly disasters & accidents Sri Lanka94 in 100 of its 2,320 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Cyprus92 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Syria88 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 44 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US456 stories about protests or strikes, of its 840 Colombo Sri Lanka257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1357 Maine US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Khartoum Sudan101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

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'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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPanama: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAnguilla: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,185 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 42 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 6,046 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence25% 5,543 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 4,641 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,387 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,000 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 745 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 421 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 killed7,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,204 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting arrests2,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,572 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations278 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill60 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 harsher 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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