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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), the avalanche in Switzerland and violence in Caracas. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 91 in 100 of its 285 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Israel

1,853 of its 2,413 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jerusalem accounted for 852 of Israel's 1,853 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. 606 of Jerusalem's 852 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

164 of its 278 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Aletsch Glacier accounted for 145 of Switzerland's 164 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (47 stories). Avalanche was named in 149 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories → Aletsch Glacier stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

220 of its 259 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Caracas accounted for 130 of Venezuela's 220 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (211 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

205 of its 232 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Mogadishu accounted for 125 of Somalia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Guatemala

258 of its 285 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 10 of Guatemala City's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

177 of its 255 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Earthquake was named in 131 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

574 of its 876 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Gaza accounted for 353 of Palestine's 574 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 264 of Gaza's 353 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (281 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

283 of its 383 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (134 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kuwait

72 of its 152 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

71 of its 138 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Cyclone was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Iran (131 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Bermuda (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Rwanda (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in India (298 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 22,368 stories about harm among 96,042 counted on 1 Apr.

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Refugees were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Israel. of the day's 96,042 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche about 10 times as often as usual. Israel's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 43%. On 1 April 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days. Over March, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in March 2017.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala91 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Mali90 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia88 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela85 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Syria83 in 100 of its 1,187 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel606 stories about protests or strikes, of its 852 Ghouta Syria291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 585 Gaza Palestine264 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Sacramento US152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 258 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence29% 6,354 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice27% 5,874 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,506 stories · about as usual Health15% 3,231 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,335 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 732 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 496 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 408 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 killed9,353 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people injured3,430 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people affected2,549 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees612 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced279 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Libya Stories reporting evacuations272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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