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The day's news pointed at illness in Monrovia, people injured in the Philippines and protests in Jerusalem (Israel). Liberia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLiberia 76 in 100 of its 350 stories, usually 37
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Health

Liberia

266 of its 350 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Monrovia accounted for 165 of Liberia's 266 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (221 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

435 of its 1,396 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (210 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

910 of its 1,454 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 328 of Jerusalem's 426 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (318 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

276 of its 856 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (82 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Hungary

116 of its 243 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

757 of its 1,272 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (507 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Cyprus

81 of its 169 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Hypothermia was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Guinea

121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

3,012 of its 10,761 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

133 of its 458 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 40 of Mekong Delta's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in French Polynesia (64 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dengue in Puerto Rico (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Monaco (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (42 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 50,275 stories about harm among 247,634 counted on 1 Apr.

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French Polynesia's news mentioned the dengue about 4 times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 247,634 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Liberia, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. Over March, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia93 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 73 · mostly health Guinea85 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Yemen78 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan77 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Liberia76 in 100 of its 350 stories · usually 37 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US673 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2277 Jerusalem Israel328 stories about protests or strikes, of its 426 Brussels Belgium238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1071 Chicago US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Blue Hole US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

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'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: 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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & 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'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTogo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'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 warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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

● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Liberia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 266 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 757 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 820 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Belgium about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 1,098 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 18,241 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Conflict & violence24% 11,778 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,753 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,992 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,247 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,955 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,774 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,532 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 killed15,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,164 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,762 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,022 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,187 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting evacuations620 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced460 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill93 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 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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