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The day's news pointed at protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), violence in Jerusalem and drownings in France. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and Germany →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostFrance 40 in 100 of its 529 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

20 of its 22 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tbilisi accounted for 17 of Georgia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 16 of Tbilisi's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

454 of its 839 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jerusalem accounted for 357 of Israel's 454 stories about harm, carried by 732 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (245 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

211 of its 529 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Drownings were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse, avalanche and gas explosion.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Thailand

35 of its 103 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Germany

94 of its 318 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

153 of its 502 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

33 of its 34 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Sanaa accounted for 47 of Yemen's 53 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

Nablus accounted for 22 of Palestine's 43 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 11 of Nablus' 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Russia (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Tunisia (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Iran (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Germany (11 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 9 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 10,165 stories about harm among 55,954 counted on 9 Apr.

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In France's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 55,954 stories, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about France and Germany. In Georgia, 91% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. On 9 April 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Nashville US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Moscow Russia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Travis County US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 31

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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 readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew Haven, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 181 outletsWaldringfield, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 80 outletsTunis, Tunisia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 13 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

● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● New Haven US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 76 stories ● Waldringfield UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,853 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice23% 2,317 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence18% 1,784 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,481 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 540 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 386 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 311 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 274 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 killed2,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured817 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations158 at about twice the usual rate · most about France and Germany Stories reporting abductions106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.