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46,883 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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People killed in Denmark, protests in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) and arrests in Mongolia drew the news. Mongolia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 84 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostChile 45 in 100 of its 75 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
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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Health

Denmark

68 of its 166 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Egypt

Cairo accounted for 73 of Egypt's 114 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Guatemala

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Malawi

38 of its 63 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Kuwait

35 of its 64 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Japan

346 of its 937 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Liberia

43 of its 65 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry 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: natural hazards in Zimbabwe (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chickenpox in Spain (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Australia (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

39 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 40 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 46,883 stories about harm among 119,737 counted on 15 Apr.

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In Spain's news, mentions of the chickenpox ran more than ten times their usual. On 16 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 39 today. Denmark's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. of the day's 119,737 news stories, 39 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 41.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Liberia66 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Syria66 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines65 in 100 of its 722 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Bangladesh63 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Libya61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 65 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2318 Mumbai India89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 366 Wuhan China61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 955 Beijing China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 421 Michigan US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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'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'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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'sBarbados: 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 readJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFalkland Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Egypt about twice as fearful as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 311 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health84% 38,960 stories · about as usual Rights & justice5% 2,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,812 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 968 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 902 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 763 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 470 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 281 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 killed12,329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,895 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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