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19,517 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, protests in Jakarta (Indonesia) and landslides in the Philippines. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTaiwan 48 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

801 of its 2,370 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 415 of Russia's 801 stories about harm, carried by 499 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (62 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

68 of its 170 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 16 of Jakarta's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

334 of its 739 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, tropical storm and heavy rain.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lebanon

41 of its 93 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Africa

426 of its 1,010 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 153 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

57 of its 91 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jenin accounted for 32 of Palestine's 57 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

65 of its 131 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Snowstorms were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Singapore

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

64 of its 132 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Taipei accounted for 51 of Taiwan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (153 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Singapore (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 19,517 stories about harm among 84,534 counted on 12 Apr.

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South Africa's news mentioned flooding more than ten times as often as usual. 23 in every 100 of the day's 84,534 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 12 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today. Russia stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine63 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan48 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 27 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Moscow Russia116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Kyiv Ukraine60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Brooklyn US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 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: 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 readChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCameroon: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: 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 angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 794 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 801 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,420 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,338 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,367 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence12% 2,286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,233 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 672 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 564 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 430 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 killed3,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,482 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees337 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Greece

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 about as 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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