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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualEdinburgh, UK -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 38 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsColorado, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaluni, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 176 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 21 stories, carried by 30 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Baluni India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

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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