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Protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), people injured in Lebanon and people killed in South Korea drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLebanon 55 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Sri Lanka

142 of its 289 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 112 of Sri Lanka's 142 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 93 of Colombo's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

68 of its 123 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Health

South Korea

110 of its 317 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Bangladesh

70 of its 152 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 37 of Bangladesh's 70 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 107 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Accidents were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 35 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malta

24 of its 63 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

105 of its 195 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ethiopia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Romania (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Australia (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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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 17,799 stories about harm among 82,870 counted on 1 Apr.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Ethiopia's news. of the day's 82,870 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. A year earlier, on 1 April 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. Sri Lanka's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 33%. Over March, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 in March 2021.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria57 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon55 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen51 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 611 Colombo Sri Lanka93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Kyiv Ukraine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: 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 about three times as fearful as 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 7,970 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 3,276 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,840 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,681 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,171 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 645 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 459 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 killed3,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees449 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations226 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions182 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.