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The news turned to protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka), a disaster in Baku and violence in Kyiv. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 40 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 67 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

144 of its 316 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Colombo accounted for 106 of Sri Lanka's 144 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 83 of Colombo's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

49 of its 73 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Baku accounted for 40 of Azerbaijan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

789 of its 1,526 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kyiv accounted for 521 of Ukraine's 789 stories about harm, carried by 733 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 43 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Brazil

45 of its 105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

176 of its 344 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Jerusalem accounted for 92 of Israel's 176 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

280 of its 821 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

India

627 of its 2,021 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Road crashes were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with hunger and train derailment.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

54 of Islamabad's 82 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Brazil (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Canada (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); road crashes in India (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 9,197 stories about harm among 39,510 counted on 3 Apr.

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The news turned to Sri Lanka for the third day running. 23 in every 100 of the day's 39,510 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 April 2021, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. Sri Lanka stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Azerbaijan67 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen52 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine52 in 100 of its 1,526 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 521 Colombo Sri Lanka83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Sacramento US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Islamabad Pakistan54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: 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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 789 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 297 stories about harm ● Brazil few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health40% 3,661 stories · less than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice18% 1,611 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,582 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Disasters & accidents10% 916 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 458 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 382 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 313 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 185 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 killed2,458 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people affected1,030 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured815 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● Griefa little more 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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