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The news turned to rights and justice in Riyadh, protests in Conakry (Guinea) and refugees in Nigeria. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 75 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

110 of its 302 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Riyadh accounted for 87 of Saudi Arabia's 110 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

364 of its 1,058 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

26 of its 55 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 23 of Sudan's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 21 of Khartoum's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 170 of Israel's 273 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 360 of Ukraine's 811 stories about harm, carried by 593 outlets. HIV was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with polio, measles and road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Puerto Rico

38 of its 51 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

42 of its 58 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

59 of its 160 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Australia (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about 6 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 7 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 19,311 stories about harm among 87,396 counted on 7 Apr.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in Puerto Rico's news. of the day's 87,396 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Saudi Arabia's news was 36% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Puerto Rico75 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 31 · mostly shelter & services Rwanda72 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia47 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Moscow Russia115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 468 Shanghai China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Kyiv Ukraine37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 London UK33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sGuam: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: 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'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Sweden about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 811 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 952 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 8,864 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice19% 3,611 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,233 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 977 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 644 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 472 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 killed4,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured871 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees371 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 about as 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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