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The day's news pointed at illness in Jerusalem, the heatwave in Antarctica and violence in Kabul. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 85 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNigeria 65 in 100 of its 1,712 stories, usually 42
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 55 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Health

Israel

391 of its 677 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Jerusalem accounted for 237 of Israel's 391 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Plague was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with ebola.

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Belgium

125 of its 215 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Azerbaijan

87 of its 158 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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India

2,978 of its 5,996 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (98 stories). Hunger was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Nigeria

1,121 of its 1,712 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Guam

50 of its 81 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Palau

19 of its 20 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Belarus (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Malaysia (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Thailand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Italy (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Pakistan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 Mar. 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 52,359 stories about harm among 129,331 counted on 31 Mar.

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Of the day's 129,331 news stories, 40 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 35. Antarctica's news mentioned the heatwave about 9 times as often as usual. On 1 April 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 40 today. In Israel, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Syria74 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Indonesia70 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Sierra Leone70 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Liberia67 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 42 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Staten Island US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 664 Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2437 New York US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1039 Wuhan China60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 767 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 836

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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readPanama: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readEl Salvador: 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'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Spain about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 371 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Palau few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health85% 44,309 stories · much more than usual (usually 76%) Rights & justice5% 2,483 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,637 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services2% 944 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 937 stories · less than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 917 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 511 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 383 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 killed13,610 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,837 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations278 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill157 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting refugees152 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions52 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.