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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Manama (Bahrain), violence in Tripoli and people killed in North Macedonia. Libya'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 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 52 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 5
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Bahrain

97 of its 188 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. 25 of Manama's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

425 of its 564 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tripoli accounted for 389 of Libya's 425 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

North Macedonia

29 of its 62 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Measles was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

63 of its 74 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Managua accounted for 51 of Nicaragua's 63 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Managua stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Ecuador

110 of its 191 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Quito accounted for 58 of Ecuador's 110 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Syria

270 of its 348 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Madagascar

28 of its 49 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Snowstorms were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Congo

106 of its 118 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Haemorrhagic fever was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: haemorrhagic fever in Congo (77 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Yemen (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Afghanistan (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cholera in Kenya (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 34,319 stories about harm among 194,169 counted on 16 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 January 2019. 18 in every 100 of the day's 194,169 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Bahrain, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 5% is usual. Congo's news mentioned haemorrhagic fever more than ten times as often as usual. On 16 April 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo90 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Nicaragua85 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 75 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 348 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique77 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 89 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya75 in 100 of its 564 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France338 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1816 London UK318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Jerusalem Israel127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Ramallah Palestine104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1024

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualStanford, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsTwin Falls, US -- health: 44 stories, carried by 43 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsZurich, Switzerland -- health: 20 stories, carried by 18 outletsHodeida, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 108 outletsKishtwar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsDavangere, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 59 stories, carried by 48 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Stanford US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Twin Falls US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 44 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Zurich Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Hodeida Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 9,512 stories · about as usual Health22% 7,471 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 6,142 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,400 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,165 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,223 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,071 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 797 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 killed9,208 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting arrests4,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,000 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting refugees476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced405 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions305 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting evacuations229 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half 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 as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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