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44,036 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to flooding in Yemen, violence in Afrin and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 80 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 42 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Yemen

67 of its 78 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 30 of Yemen's 67 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

145 of its 179 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Afrin accounted for 77 of Syria's 145 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Afrin stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

93 of its 133 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Jammu accounted for 53 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 83 of Afghanistan's 114 stories about harm, carried by 129 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three 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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Health

South Korea

Seoul accounted for 165 of South Korea's 273 stories about harm, carried by 246 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

North Korea

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Norway

67 of its 161 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 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.

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Health

Myanmar

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Niger (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in North Korea (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Fiji (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Cuba (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

36 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 40; 37 the day before
44 in 10036 in 10031 Mar7 Apr14 Apr21 Apr29 Apr31 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 10024 Apr: 36 in 10025 Apr: 37 in 10026 Apr: 39 in 10027 Apr: 37 in 10028 Apr: 37 in 10029 Apr: 36 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 44,036 stories about harm among 120,677 counted on 29 Apr.

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36 in every 100 of the day's 120,677 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 40. In Niger's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 30 April 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 36 today. Yemen's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 74%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Syria81 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir70 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia66 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 59 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2154 Beijing China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 362 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 861 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Chicago US47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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'sTurkey: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'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 readEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBolivia: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sSão Tomé: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 93 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health80% 34,983 stories · less than usual (usually 82%) Rights & justice7% 3,082 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents4% 1,922 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence3% 1,156 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 962 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 868 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 427 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 363 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 killed11,445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,866 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 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 much 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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