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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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
24 in 10021 in 1003 Mar10 Mar17 Mar24 Mar1 Apr3 Mar: 22 in 1004 Mar: 23 in 1005 Mar: 23 in 1006 Mar: 24 in 1007 Mar: 23 in 1008 Mar: 23 in 1009 Mar: 23 in 10010 Mar: 22 in 10011 Mar: 23 in 10012 Mar: 24 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 23 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 23 in 10018 Mar: 22 in 10019 Mar: 22 in 10020 Mar: 23 in 10021 Mar: 22 in 10022 Mar: 23 in 10023 Mar: 22 in 10024 Mar: 22 in 10025 Mar: 21 in 10026 Mar: 22 in 10027 Mar: 23 in 10028 Mar: 21 in 10029 Mar: 22 in 10030 Mar: 23 in 10031 Mar: 22 in 1001 Apr: 21 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Zambia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Yemen: 51 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Venezuela: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guam: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 1,891 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Tonga: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Thailand: 31 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sri Lanka: 49 in 100 of its 289 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Korea: 35 in 100 of its 317 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 60 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Singapore: 29 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 2,538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Poland: 37 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 35 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Panama: 37 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,090 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nicaragua: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malta: 38 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Mali: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Malaysia: 29 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lesotho: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ethiopia: 44 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cyprus: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Costa Rica: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Hong Kong: 34 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cambodia: 47 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Botswana: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bahamas: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Argentina: 32 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Albania: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 54 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)China: 28 in 100 of its 1,568 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 40 in 100 of its 1,891 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 53 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 48 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 21 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Afghanistan 54 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 55 in 100 of its 123 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 49 in 100 of its 289 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 361 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 57 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 152 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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