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43,720 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yaounde (Cameroon), measles in the DR Congo and evacuations in Bhutan drew the news. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 81 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPalestine 64 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 52
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Cameroon

32 of its 48 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 7 of Yaounde's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Health

DR Congo

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Measles was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

DR Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 35 of Syria's 80 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 23 of Damascus' 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Yemen

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Palestine

85 of its 133 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Health

Madagascar

23 of its 34 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Malaria was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Burkina Faso

15 of its 16 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Jersey

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Plague was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Madagascar (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Yemen (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plague in Japan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in UK (38 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

37 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 41; 37 the day before
44 in 10037 in 10025 Mar1 Apr8 Apr15 Apr23 Apr25 Mar: 41 in 10026 Mar: 41 in 10027 Mar: 41 in 10028 Mar: 43 in 10029 Mar: 44 in 10030 Mar: 41 in 10031 Mar: 40 in 1001 Apr: 40 in 1002 Apr: 41 in 1003 Apr: 40 in 1004 Apr: 42 in 1005 Apr: 44 in 1006 Apr: 41 in 1007 Apr: 40 in 1008 Apr: 40 in 1009 Apr: 39 in 10010 Apr: 41 in 10011 Apr: 43 in 10012 Apr: 44 in 10013 Apr: 42 in 10014 Apr: 40 in 10015 Apr: 39 in 10016 Apr: 38 in 10017 Apr: 38 in 10018 Apr: 40 in 10019 Apr: 42 in 10020 Apr: 38 in 10021 Apr: 37 in 10022 Apr: 37 in 10023 Apr: 37 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 43,720 stories about harm among 117,936 counted on 23 Apr.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 15 March 2020. For the second day running, the news turned to Cameroon. Stories about people being harmed made up 37 in every 100 of the day's 117,936 stories, below the usual 41. Mentions of the malaria ran about 4 times their usual in Madagascar's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen75 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Syria73 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 70 · mostly rights & justice Sudan69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US308 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2199 New York US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Beijing China51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 320 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 516 Los Angeles US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSingapore: 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'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readJapan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: 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'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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 264 stories about harm ● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Jersey about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health81% 35,168 stories · less than usual (usually 83%) Rights & justice6% 2,762 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,855 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 1,062 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 1,039 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 861 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 442 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 267 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 killed11,922 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Canada Stories reporting abductions84 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
● 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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