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23,163 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), violence in Damascus and people displaced in Unrwa. 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 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSudan 68 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 44
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
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

Kyrgyzstan

27 of its 48 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bishkek accounted for 22 of Kyrgyzstan's 27 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 15 of Bishkek's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kyrgyzstan over 30 days → its stories → Bishkek stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

92 of its 119 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Damascus accounted for 60 of Syria's 92 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 40 of Myanmar's 83 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 38 of Yangon's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Malaria was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Benin

16 of its 33 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 3 of Tchaourou's 3 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

78 of its 155 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

84 of its 142 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chad

15 of its 43 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Ndjamena's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

34 of its 50 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Thailand (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hepatitis in Czechia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Myanmar (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Afghanistan (12 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 8 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 23,163 stories about harm among 93,071 counted on 8 Apr.

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Thailand's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 93,071 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 8 April 2020, 40 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Kyrgyzstan stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar86 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique80 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen68 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Northern Ireland UK133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 London UK114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Yangon Myanmar38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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: 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'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'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'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: 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'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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'sMaldives: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Mozambique about twice as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,923 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 4,442 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,832 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,708 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 780 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 512 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 387 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 368 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 killed5,733 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting refugees182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill26 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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