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9,783 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Landslides in Indonesia, illness in Sydney and heavy rain in Pakistan drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAustralia 36 in 100 of its 1,458 stories, usually 18
RegionOceania 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Indonesia

49 of its 96 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tana Toraja accounted for 28 of Indonesia's 49 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Tana Toraja stories →
Health

Australia

520 of its 1,458 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sydney accounted for 348 of Australia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 629 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

172 of its 460 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

323 of its 1,028 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Meningitis was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with drownings and poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Sudan

57 of its 79 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Darfur accounted for 29 of Sudan's 57 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Oman

23 of its 59 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 7 of Warsaw's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

10 of its 17 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 4 of Pyongyang's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Congo

11 of its 12 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

139 of its 325 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in China (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Canada (14 of its stories, about 4 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 14 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 9,783 stories about harm among 51,679 counted on 14 Apr.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 51,679 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 15 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Rwanda, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan72 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia56 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia51 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel48 in 100 of its 2,743 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 482 Tehran Iran62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Nevatim Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 Ibadan Nigeria26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 36

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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 readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: 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'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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 540 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,319 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 520 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence27% 2,629 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health25% 2,394 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice18% 1,700 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,368 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 664 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 329 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 304 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 176 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 killed3,420 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,050 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests826 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions503 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees86 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 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 one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.