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21,511 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Moscow, the earthquake in Papua New Guinea and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRussia 40 in 100 of its 1,653 stories, usually 24
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

665 of its 1,653 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Moscow accounted for 231 of Russia's 665 stories about harm, carried by 469 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (328 stories). Hypothermia was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Papua New Guinea

35 of its 79 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 73 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (64 stories). Heatwave was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and tornadoes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

31 of its 42 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Landslides were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

11 of its 29 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Algiers' 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

France

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Congo (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Romania (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in Vietnam (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Iran (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 21,511 stories about harm among 121,688 counted on 3 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Russia. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 121,688 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 10 times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. A year earlier, on 3 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Russia stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine66 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia58 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea44 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan42 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 556 Manhattan US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 Jerusalem Israel72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Petersburg Russia58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Nashville US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146

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'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: 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

● Malaysia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Finland about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 665 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 210 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 6,922 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,923 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,521 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,346 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,215 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,042 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 785 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 384 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 killed5,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,042 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,686 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees204 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations100 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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