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9,858 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Tunis, violence in Kyiv and protests in Orebro (Sweden). Tunisia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTunisia 83 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 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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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

54 of its 65 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tunis accounted for 24 of Tunisia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Accidents were named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 314 of Ukraine's 563 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (194 stories). Illness was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Libya

32 of its 36 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Drownings were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Africa

153 of its 352 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

113 of its 248 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

59 of its 125 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Colombo accounted for 39 of Sri Lanka's 59 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 29 of Colombo's 39 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 127 of Israel's 156 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). 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: flooding in South Africa (82 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Libya (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Russia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); respiratory illness in UK (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 9,858 stories about harm among 41,904 counted on 16 Apr.

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Tunisia's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. of the day's 41,904 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. South Africa's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 16 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia83 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir66 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda54 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 50 · mostly displacement Israel52 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Jerusalem Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Moscow Russia61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Washington US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 readRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Tunisia about twice as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 317 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 563 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 3,811 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice21% 2,063 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 1,357 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,174 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 422 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 400 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 297 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 250 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 killed2,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,006 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations194 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees193 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 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
● Griefa little more than 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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