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23,374 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the cyclone in Indonesia, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and arrests in Afghanistan. Myanmar's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 78 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 48
RegionSouth Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

112 of its 183 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with landslides and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 62 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 32 of Yangon's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

88 of its 158 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Belgium

Brussels accounted for 43 of Belgium's 47 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

Cabo Delgado accounted for 32 of Mozambique's 62 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

54 of its 69 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Armenia

51 of its 119 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Guyana

12 of its 26 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 5 of Tegucigalpa's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Belgium (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tuberculosis in Russia (32 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in Norway (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (18 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 23,374 stories about harm among 94,465 counted on 7 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 94,465 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 7 times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 7 April 2020, 40 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar91 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda78 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique76 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 894 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 363 Moscow Russia50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 Northern Ireland UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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'sDR Congo: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Belgium few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Mozambique about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 9 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 13,287 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 4,347 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents8% 1,901 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,482 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 551 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 354 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 333 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 killed5,837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations81 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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