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The news turned to a disaster in Hualien, rights and justice in Amman and illness in Tigray. Taiwan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India → Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Indonesia →
Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 83 in 100 of its 161 stories, usually 47
RegionCentral Asia 56 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

103 of its 145 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Hualien accounted for 65 of Taiwan's 103 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Accidents were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Hualien stories →
Rights & justice

Jordan

164 of its 354 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amman accounted for 86 of Jordan's 164 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Health

Ethiopia

63 of its 88 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tigray accounted for 48 of Ethiopia's 63 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Covid was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

134 of its 161 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (96 stories). Flooding was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and cyclone. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Laos

14 of its 19 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

India

851 of its 2,548 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (129 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

21 of its 27 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Mogadishu accounted for 16 of Somalia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 40 of Myanmar's 81 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 38 of Yangon's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

49 of its 130 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 12 of Sofia's 23 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Laos (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ghana (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 10,801 stories about harm among 39,151 counted on 4 Apr.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Taiwan. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 39,151 stories, above the usual 26. Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. Taiwan stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar88 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia83 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique80 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia72 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Taiwan71 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 London UK63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Northern Ireland UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Yangon Myanmar38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Amman Jordan27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 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 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): 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsBijapur, India -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 43 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 157 stories, carried by 70 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 13 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 47 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

● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Bijapur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 31 stories ● Anambra Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 18 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 157 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 5,439 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 1,988 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents11% 1,225 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence9% 974 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 546 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 208 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 207 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 116 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 killed3,443 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,006 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests970 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured926 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations130 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jordan and Iraq Stories reporting abductions85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angerabout as 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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