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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.

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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.

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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

usually 21; 21 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTogo: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualGhulam Nabi, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsShenzhen, China -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 25 outletsTwin Peaks, US -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 24 outletsChalk River, Canada -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 60 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 352 stories, carried by 327 outletsLewisburg, US -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 28 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ghulam Nabi Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Shenzhen China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Twin Peaks US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Chalk River Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

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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