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The news turned to protests in Iguala (Mexico), violence in Praia and people killed in Angola. Cape Verde's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostDominica 95 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Mexico

468 of its 1,322 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 85 of Iguala's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (136 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Iguala stories →
Conflict & violence

Cape Verde

102 of its 115 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Praia accounted for 76 of Cape Verde's 102 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cape Verde over 30 days → its stories → Praia stories →
Health

Angola

122 of its 253 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Dengue was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Angola over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

902 of its 1,351 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tornadoes.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

1,046 of its 1,713 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 561 of Dhaka's 637 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (742 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

344 of its 451 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Juba accounted for 286 of South Sudan's 344 stories about harm, carried by 340 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (144 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Vietnam

205 of its 687 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 64 of Hanoi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

431 of its 744 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Yerevan accounted for 356 of Armenia's 431 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (200 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Sweden

329 of its 760 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Displacement

Papua New Guinea

136 of its 244 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Manus Island accounted for 126 of Papua New Guinea's 136 stories about harm, carried by 217 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in Kenya (58 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Austria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Bahamas (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Venezuela (22 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
25 in 10018 in 10028 Mar4 Apr11 Apr18 Apr26 Apr28 Mar: 22 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 21 in 10031 Mar: 21 in 1001 Apr: 20 in 1002 Apr: 23 in 1003 Apr: 23 in 1004 Apr: 19 in 1005 Apr: 18 in 1006 Apr: 19 in 1007 Apr: 19 in 1008 Apr: 20 in 1009 Apr: 21 in 10010 Apr: 23 in 10011 Apr: 20 in 10012 Apr: 19 in 10013 Apr: 20 in 10014 Apr: 19 in 10015 Apr: 20 in 10016 Apr: 23 in 10017 Apr: 25 in 10018 Apr: 22 in 10019 Apr: 20 in 10020 Apr: 19 in 10021 Apr: 19 in 10022 Apr: 20 in 10023 Apr: 21 in 10024 Apr: 21 in 10025 Apr: 19 in 10026 Apr: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 62,171 stories about harm among 325,439 counted on 26 Apr.

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Mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 325,439 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Mexico stood out: 35% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominica95 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Cape Verde89 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 376 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi83 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador77 in 100 of its 270 stories · usually 80 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Raleigh US598 stories about protests or strikes, of its 654 Dhaka Bangladesh561 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Cairo Egypt264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 350 Washington US231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1596 Aleppo Syria222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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 readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCape Verde: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: 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

● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 329 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as angry as the world's · 1,046 stories about harm ● Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 344 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 321 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 17,164 stories · much less than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence21% 12,599 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Health20% 12,210 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents15% 9,219 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,783 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,227 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,599 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 967 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 killed20,003 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,707 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,019 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions1,803 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees1,206 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting evacuations821 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced557 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about South Sudan and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill107 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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