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21,203 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at drownings in Libya, protests in Jerusalem (Israel) and evacuations in Nepal. Armenia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostArmenia 70 in 100 of its 174 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Libya

70 of its 100 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tripoli accounted for 37 of Libya's 70 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (35 stories). Drownings were named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

212 of its 423 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 132 of Israel's 212 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. 86 of Jerusalem's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Nepal

49 of its 77 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with respiratory illness.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

122 of its 174 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

India

1,718 of its 4,351 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tsunami was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hepatitis. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

228 of its 357 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Oil spill was named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Burkina Faso

37 of its 39 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Rabies was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Jersey

48 of its 107 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

St Vincent

48 of its 52 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. la Soufriere accounted for 38 of St Vincent's 48 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Tunisia

29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Indonesia (68 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); rabies in Burkina Faso (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Czechia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Japan (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Australia (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 24 the day before
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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 21,203 stories about harm among 87,021 counted on 23 Apr.

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Libya stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 87,021 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. On 23 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

St Vincent92 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents Armenia70 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia64 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal64 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 827 Jerusalem Israel86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Moscow Russia78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Minneapolis US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Los Angeles US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179

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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBelgium: 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'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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as fearful as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Chad about twice as angry as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 10,985 stories · about as usual Rights & justice20% 4,287 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,103 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,674 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 798 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 299 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 272 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 killed5,672 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,694 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions182 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 harsher 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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