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The day's news pointed at protests in Jerusalem (Israel), deaths in Blumenau and violence in Damascus. Brazil's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 57 in 100 of its 1,024 stories, usually 34
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Israel

588 of its 1,024 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 476 of Israel's 588 stories about harm, carried by 623 outlets. 306 of Jerusalem's 476 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (282 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

177 of its 436 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Blumenau accounted for 88 of Brazil's 177 stories about harm, carried by 326 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (109 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 90 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. 23 of Tehran's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

93 of its 353 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Covid was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mauritius

9 of its 25 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Guinea

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lebanon

30 of its 103 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Saudi Arabia (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Romania (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Vietnam (49 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 24,257 stories about harm among 136,491 counted on 5 Apr.

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18 in every 100 of the day's 136,491 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 5 April 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 1,024 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi47 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar45 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 476 Manhattan US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 422 Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Chicago US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 New York US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth 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'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'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 readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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'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: 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): 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: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: 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'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Brazil about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 588 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Burundi few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 7,685 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 6,152 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,001 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,113 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,033 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 875 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 385 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 killed5,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,422 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees233 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions214 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced138 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations104 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.

● 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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