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12,480 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Bamako, deaths in Juba and people displaced in Jakarta. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMali 92 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 59
RegionCentral Asia 11 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
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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Conflict & violence

Mali

127 of its 138 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 69 of Mali's 127 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

South Sudan

36 of its 52 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Juba accounted for 28 of South Sudan's 36 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Displacement

Indonesia

Jakarta accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 60 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 13 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.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
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Conflict & violence

Chad

20 of its 36 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

31 of its 83 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

75 of its 408 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Natural hazards were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Illness was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Covid was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

51 of its 177 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (71 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Iran (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Australia (15 of its stories, more than ten 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 27 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 12,480 stories about harm among 70,057 counted on 27 Apr.

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The news turned to Mali for the second day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 70,057 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 27 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. Mali stood out: 92% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali92 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan69 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 37 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Lebanon55 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria52 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine47 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1065 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190 Los Angeles US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Chicago US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 New York US17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103

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'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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: 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'sMalaysia: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 readHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 2,850 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,836 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 2,194 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,126 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 739 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 536 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 515 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 463 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 killed3,056 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations153 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting abductions135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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