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23,223 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tunis (Tunisia), the avalanche in Nepal and violence in Sagaing drew the news. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 53 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

42 of its 70 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 22 of Tunisia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 11 of Tunis' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

93 of its 176 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Avalanche was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

111 of its 134 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sagaing accounted for 71 of Myanmar's 111 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Sagaing stories →
Health

Vietnam

371 of its 1,133 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 269 of Vietnam's 371 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Bird flu was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and respiratory illness.

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

Somalia

49 of its 58 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 31 of Somalia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

21 of its 37 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Guatemala City accounted for 16 of Guatemala's 21 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 16 of Guatemala City's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Jersey

33 of its 101 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

61 of its 178 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

347 of its 1,024 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

16 of its 59 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 5 of Astana's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Jersey (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Russia (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (48 of its stories, about 5 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 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 23,223 stories about harm among 130,335 counted on 12 Apr.

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In Jersey's news, mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 130,335 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 12 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Tunisia, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia84 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar83 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia60 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Nepal53 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria52 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 732 Nashville US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Memphis US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Northern Ireland UK71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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'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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'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: 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'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 readHong 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than 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 angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: 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 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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBelgium: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Myanmar about three times as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 227 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 179 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,542 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,340 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,551 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,341 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,101 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 454 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 killed5,470 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations203 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced145 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half 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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