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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Ramallah (Palestine), road crashes in Myanmar and violence in Riyadh. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 74 in 100 of its 134 stories, usually 20
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Palestine

485 of its 688 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Ramallah accounted for 288 of Palestine's 485 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 220 of Ramallah's 288 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

76 of its 120 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Philippines

1,205 of its 2,755 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (273 stories). Tsunami was named in 72 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption and drought.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

115 of its 214 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 57 of Addis Ababa's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (99 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

222 of its 343 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Caracas accounted for 118 of Venezuela's 222 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. 112 of Caracas' 118 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

125 of its 287 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Colombo accounted for 97 of Sri Lanka's 125 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Quito accounted for 95 of Ecuador's 99 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (98 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

39 of its 74 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 32 of Ouagadougou's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

642 of its 1,128 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 221 of Jerusalem's 310 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (314 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Ghana (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Iraq (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Australia (72 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 49,257 stories about harm among 245,996 counted on 18 Apr.

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Mentions of road crashes ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 245,996 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. Palestine stood out: 70% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. A year earlier, on 18 April 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya87 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Burundi86 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Mali78 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Little Rock US617 stories about protests or strikes, of its 817 Washington US323 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1711 Istanbul Türkiye247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 382 Jerusalem Israel221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 310 Ramallah Palestine220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 288

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'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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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 readCuraçao: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalau: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Burundi about three times as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Congo about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as angry as the world's · 405 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Armenia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 15,280 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health21% 10,151 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 9,687 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,985 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,434 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,116 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,076 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 killed15,458 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,322 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting abductions1,002 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations410 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced349 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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