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23,761 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), violence in Kabul and people injured in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 73 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 49
RegionCentral Asia 58 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

62 of its 85 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Beirut accounted for 38 of Lebanon's 62 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. 27 of Beirut's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Ebola was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

106 of its 135 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Kabul accounted for 85 of Afghanistan's 106 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

90 of its 151 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

South Korea

149 of its 224 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Seoul accounted for 72 of South Korea's 149 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

India

2,054 of its 3,680 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (78 stories). Earthquake was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Health

Nigeria

573 of its 937 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

Canada

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (234 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Heatwave was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Ukraine (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Canada (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in US (288 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Nigeria (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

44 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 23,761 stories about harm among 54,237 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Ukraine's news, mentions of wildfires ran about 8 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 44 in every 100 of the day's 54,237 stories, above the usual 41. On 13 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 44 today. In Lebanon, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Fiji, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Yemen72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 73 · mostly health South Korea67 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 53 · mostly health Indonesia66 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 62 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1012 Delhi India53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Chicago US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 259 Beirut Lebanon27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 706

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'sVanuatu: 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: 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 readTurkey: 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 readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little angrier 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

● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 2,047 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 18,950 stories · less than usual (usually 85%) Disasters & accidents6% 1,368 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Rights & justice5% 1,275 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 664 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 633 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 393 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 214 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 168 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 killed8,477 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured1,007 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced51 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions44 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 one and a half times 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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