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36,645 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Tropical storm in Mozambique, violence in Silgadji and protests in Tunis (Tunisia) drew the news. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLiberia 76 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 30
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

512 of its 537 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 86%. Pemba accounted for 356 of Mozambique's 512 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (46 stories). Tropical storm was named in 181 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Burkina Faso

114 of its 122 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Silgadji accounted for 105 of Burkina Faso's 114 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Silgadji stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

16 of its 34 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Tunis' 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

199 of its 342 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Libya

255 of its 303 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Tripoli accounted for 234 of Libya's 255 stories about harm, carried by 267 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

393 of its 764 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (60 stories). Flooding was named in 165 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides and wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Liberia

123 of its 162 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Monrovia accounted for 104 of Liberia's 123 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 97 of Monrovia's 104 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Denmark

107 of its 287 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Türkiye

285 of its 688 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Canada

1,121 of its 4,368 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories). Hypothermia was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning, snowstorms and drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (165 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); extreme cold in Russia (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Palestine (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Iraq (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 23 the day before
23 in 10018 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 Mar: 19 in 1001 Apr: 18 in 1002 Apr: 18 in 1003 Apr: 19 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 19 in 1006 Apr: 20 in 1007 Apr: 20 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 19 in 10010 Apr: 19 in 10011 Apr: 19 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 19 in 10014 Apr: 20 in 10015 Apr: 19 in 10016 Apr: 18 in 10017 Apr: 19 in 10018 Apr: 18 in 10019 Apr: 19 in 10020 Apr: 20 in 10021 Apr: 23 in 10022 Apr: 21 in 10023 Apr: 20 in 10024 Apr: 20 in 10025 Apr: 20 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 10027 Apr: 20 in 10028 Apr: 23 in 10029 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 36,645 stories about harm among 176,116 counted on 29 Apr.

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21 in every 100 of the day's 176,116 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. On 29 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique95 in 100 of its 537 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Burkina Faso93 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka85 in 100 of its 1,677 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Libya84 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Poway US928 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1861 Long Beach US185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Washington US117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 878 Charlottesville US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Swarthmore US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

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: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern 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: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: 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: 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: 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: 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'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half 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 angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than 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 about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer 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 twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Cuba about twice as warm as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 320 stories about harm ● France about twice as fearful as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Cyprus about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Spain about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 260 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 9,170 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence24% 8,552 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Health21% 7,714 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,780 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,322 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,070 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 836 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 678 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 killed12,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,704 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting arrests4,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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