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19,771 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The heatwave in Mali, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and abductions in Qatar drew the news. Mali's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Argentina →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUnited Arab Emirates 52 in 100 of its 589 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Mali

21 of its 26 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bamako accounted for 15 of Mali's 21 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Heatwave was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

44 of its 152 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 40 of Belgium's 44 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 22 of Brussels' 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Conflict & violence

Qatar

38 of its 109 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

304 of its 589 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dubai accounted for 299 of the United Arab Emirates' 304 stories about harm, carried by 526 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Storms were named in 87 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with wildfires and tropical storm.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

145 of its 396 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (92 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

190 of its 339 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (88 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 155 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

23 of its 45 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tbilisi accounted for 21 of Georgia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 19 of Tbilisi's 21 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bosnia

7 of its 10 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 4 of Srebrenica's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (155 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in United Arab Emirates (87 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Switzerland (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (16 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 19,771 stories about harm among 111,913 counted on 18 Apr.

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In Mali, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,913 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Argentina. On 19 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia56 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel55 in 100 of its 1,605 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sydney Australia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Manhattan US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151 New York US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189

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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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 readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiger: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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'sCosta Rica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 890 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Ireland about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 293 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,480 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 5,213 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 3,011 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,602 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,029 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 813 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 788 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 371 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 killed4,636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,060 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions433 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations207 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced178 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina

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
● Griefa little less 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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