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11,637 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Kremlin (Russia), train derailment in Egypt and illness in Prague drew the news. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCzechia 47 in 100 of its 151 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

230 of its 563 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kremlin accounted for 186 of Russia's 230 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. 111 of Kremlin's 186 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Illness was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Kremlin stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

110 of its 187 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Cairo accounted for 75 of Egypt's 110 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (78 stories). Train derailment was named in 62 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.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Health

Czechia

71 of its 151 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Prague accounted for 56 of the Czechia's 71 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

24 of its 33 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ndjamena accounted for 22 of Chad's 24 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Pakistan

238 of its 545 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 60 of Lahore's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Israel

149 of its 318 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jerusalem accounted for 94 of Israel's 149 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

86 of its 214 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (22 stories). Earthquake was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Philippines

196 of its 368 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Typhoon was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone, storms and heavy rain.

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Health

Japan

111 of its 386 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories).

its stories →
Health

Palestine

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Africa (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Australia (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 11,637 stories about harm among 42,271 counted on 18 Apr.

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Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Egypt's news. On 18 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 28 today. Russia stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. 28 in every 100 of the day's 42,271 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan63 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt59 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 43 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq59 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines53 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Cuba48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kremlin Russia111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Washington US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 361 Minneapolis US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Lahore Pakistan60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Egypt about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Germany few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 24 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 5,781 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 2,083 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,228 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,142 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 729 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services2% 219 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 196 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 144 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 killed4,195 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured860 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people affected843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations50 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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