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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, protests in Maroua (Cameroon) and arrests in Germany. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 89 in 100 of its 2,155 stories, usually 55
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,922 of its 2,155 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kabul accounted for 1,637 of Afghanistan's 1,922 stories about harm, carried by 1,064 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,454 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

315 of its 486 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Maroua accounted for 229 of Cameroon's 315 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. 115 of Maroua's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Maroua stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

612 of its 2,241 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (201 stories). Heatwave was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge and tsunami. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Germany over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

83 of its 284 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Power cuts were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Zambia

91 of its 208 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 47 of Lusaka's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

208 of its 274 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 171 of South Sudan's 208 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Chile

248 of its 453 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 69 of Santiago's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

230 of its 430 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

79 of its 181 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 31 of Sandeng's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mali

139 of its 190 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kidal accounted for 98 of Mali's 139 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (50 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in South Korea (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Kuwait (16 of its stories, more than ten 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 19 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 60,128 stories about harm among 303,007 counted on 19 Apr.

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Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 303,007 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Afghanistan stood out: 89% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan89 in 100 of its 2,155 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi82 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador81 in 100 of its 2,043 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia78 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 75 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US515 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2403 Latakia Syria186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Idlib Syria175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Kabul Afghanistan174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1637 Bengaluru India167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: 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'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little warmer than the world'sWestern Sahara: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 1,922 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Central African Republic few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Cameroon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 315 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as angry as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● South Sudan about three times as angry as the world's · 208 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 15,887 stories · much less than usual (usually 36%) Conflict & violence23% 13,491 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents19% 11,000 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Health18% 10,759 stories · much more than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,863 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,249 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,718 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 920 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 killed18,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,477 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced841 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ecuador and Cameroon Stories reporting evacuations479 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little less than usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout two-thirds of 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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