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The day's news pointed at protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), violence in Jenin and the covid in Paraguay. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 43 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostParaguay 89 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Harsher 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

167 of its 261 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Colombo accounted for 134 of Sri Lanka's 167 stories about harm, carried by 121 outlets. 111 of Colombo's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (101 stories). Power cuts were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Palestine

39 of its 51 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jenin accounted for 26 of Palestine's 39 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Jenin stories →
Health

Paraguay

54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Covid was named in 54 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Paraguay over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Brazil

41 of its 143 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Israel

98 of its 181 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jerusalem accounted for 51 of Israel's 98 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Taiwan

34 of its 77 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Taipei accounted for 22 of Taiwan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

248 of its 744 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 383 of Ukraine's 681 stories about harm, carried by 712 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 66 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 6 of Paitilla's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Australia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Canada (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,312 stories about harm among 45,974 counted on 2 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sri Lanka. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 45,974 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Paraguay's news. In Sri Lanka, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. On 2 April 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Paraguay89 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Palestine76 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka64 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen56 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Colombo Sri Lanka111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Kyiv Ukraine52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 383 Moscow Russia38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 151

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Paraguay about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 248 stories about harm ● Palestine few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health43% 4,378 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 1,918 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,383 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 988 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 426 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 247 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 killed2,263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured778 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting refugees351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations135 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions118 at about one and a half times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as 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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