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The news turned to violence in Jenin, protests in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and tropical storm in the Philippines. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Conflict & violence
95 of its 116 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jenin accounted for 69 of Palestine's 95 stories about harm, carried by 113 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Protests & strikes
91 of its 193 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Colombo accounted for 52 of Sri Lanka's 91 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 34 of Colombo's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).
Health
Philippine accounted for 109 of the Philippines' 259 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Tropical storm was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%.
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
Kabul accounted for 23 of Afghanistan's 45 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
23 of its 38 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
25 of its 80 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.
Conflict & violence
Kyiv accounted for 349 of Ukraine's 818 stories about harm, carried by 482 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Power cuts were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Health
Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Also named far more than usual:
covid in Saudi Arabia (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Belgium (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in China (33 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in France (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
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For the second day running, the news turned to Palestine. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 75,609 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 April 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Palestine, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual.
22 in every 100 of the day's 75,609 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 22). Palestine: 95 of its 116 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sri Lanka: 91 of its 193 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippines: Philippine accounted for 109 of the Philippines' 259 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Mozambique: 12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual in Saudi Arabia's news. Mentions of tropical storm ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Palestine. A year earlier, on 11 April 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: too little coverage to read Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: too little coverage to read Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or less United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: too little coverage to read Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: too little coverage to read Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: too little coverage to read São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: about as warm as its own usual or less Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: too little coverage to read Gabon: about as warm as its own usual or less France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or less New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: too little coverage to read N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: too little coverage to read Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: too little coverage to read Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: too little coverage to read Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less Belize: too little coverage to read Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Zimbabwe: warmth about its own usual South Korea: warmth about its own usual Belgium: warmth about its own usual Arlon, Belgium -- health: 10 stories, carried by 36 outlets Wisconsin, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 22 outlets Pennsylvania, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 39 stories, carried by 23 outlets Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong -- health: 17 stories, carried by 45 outlets Bristol, UK -- health: 27 stories, carried by 31 outlets Glasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 18 outlets Lagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 31 outlets
Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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