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22,959 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Amhara (Ethiopia), evacuations in Israel and the heatwave in Vietnam. Chad's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChad 60 in 100 of its 72 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

47 of its 93 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Amhara accounted for 26 of Ethiopia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 16 of Amhara's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Amhara stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

308 of its 672 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Vietnam

276 of its 960 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Heatwave was named in 58 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and tsunami. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Chad

43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

74 of its 88 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Sagaing accounted for 36 of Myanmar's 74 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Nablus accounted for 36 of Palestine's 79 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Somalia

63 of its 83 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Mogadishu accounted for 41 of Somalia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

33 of its 73 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Road crashes were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

20 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (6 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: volcanic eruption in Russia (95 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in South Korea (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); gas explosion in France (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (43 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 22,959 stories about harm among 123,399 counted on 11 Apr.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. of the day's 123,399 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 11 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Ethiopia's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar84 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine75 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Chad60 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 863 Nashville US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Northern Ireland UK69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 London UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Chicago US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: 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'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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sHaiti: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 36 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 308 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 7,685 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 5,169 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,273 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,789 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,284 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 857 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 377 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 killed5,792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced189 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions161 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill23 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 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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