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The news turned to protests in Jerusalem (Israel), helicopter crash in Vietnam and people injured in Brazil. Brazil's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 57 in 100 of its 884 stories, usually 35
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

507 of its 884 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 376 of Israel's 507 stories about harm, carried by 600 outlets. 209 of Jerusalem's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (185 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Vietnam

328 of its 943 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 165 of Vietnam's 328 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (149 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 102 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Rights & justice

Brazil

107 of its 398 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Lebanon

46 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 46 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 51 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 16 of Tehran's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guyana

20 of its 74 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 3 of Richmond Hill's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

61 of its 215 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Cameroon

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

96 of its 439 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Italy (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Mexico (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Canada (94 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 23,127 stories about harm among 130,505 counted on 6 Apr.

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In Vietnam's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 130,505 stories, below the usual 19. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. On 6 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 18 today. Israel stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel57 in 100 of its 884 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia53 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi47 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Washington US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 737 Nashville US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118 Paris France67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Manhattan US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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'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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Brazil about twice as angry as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 507 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 196 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 7,858 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 5,797 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,337 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,072 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,008 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 878 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 409 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 killed5,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced162 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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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