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Violence in Jerusalem, arrests in Tanzania and people injured in Thailand drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 61 in 100 of its 711 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

433 of its 711 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 358 of Israel's 433 stories about harm, carried by 677 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (216 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Tanzania

33 of its 43 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

57 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

44 of its 191 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tsunami was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

25 of its 27 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kourakou accounted for 18 of Burkina Faso's 25 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

54 of its 92 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 26 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

25 of its 58 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Haeil accounted for 20 of North Korea's 25 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Canada (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); bird flu in US (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 12,381 stories about harm among 66,861 counted on 8 Apr.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 66,861 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea's news mentioned the tsunami about 7 times as often as usual. On 8 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. In Israel, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel61 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran47 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice North Korea43 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Nashville US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Tennessee US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197

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'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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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 readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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'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 readNorway: 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 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: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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'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'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

● Rwanda few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 433 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 287 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 3,895 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,012 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,850 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,734 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 614 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 423 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 378 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 217 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 killed3,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced139 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations43 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Colombia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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