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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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
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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%.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readPalestine: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina 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 lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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 readVanuatu: warmth about its own usualUruguay: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDominica: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualMachar, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 30 outletsTwin Peaks, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 120 outletsTampines, Singapore -- rights & justice: 136 stories, carried by 12 outletsSan Bernardino, US -- conflict & violence: 101 stories, carried by 118 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 286 stories, carried by 340 outletsBogota, Colombia -- food & livelihood: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsThomasville, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Singapore warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Machar South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Twin Peaks Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Tampines Singapore about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 136 stories ● San Bernardino US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 101 stories

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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