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The news turned to violence in Sanaa, the earthquake in Indonesia and people affected in Poland. Poland's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostYemen 81 in 100 of its 97 stories, usually 57
RegionCentral Asia 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Conflict & violence

Yemen

79 of its 97 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 73 of Yemen's 79 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

102 of its 261 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Poland

44 of its 152 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Chad

24 of its 47 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

16 of its 27 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with covid.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

42 of its 120 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Udhampur accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 42 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

34 of its 47 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sagaing accounted for 17 of Myanmar's 34 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 40 of Iran's 70 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. 26 of Tehran's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 35 of Afghanistan's 76 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Ghana (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (113 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Tonga (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Spain (14 of its stories, about 8 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 14 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 21,779 stories about harm among 121,487 counted on 14 Apr.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 121,487 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Yemen's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Malawi55 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Tunisia53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria53 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti45 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Jerusalem Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 London UK57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 348 Paris France50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Nashville US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsWest Virginia, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 41 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsEssex, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsGusau, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● West Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Perth Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 7,045 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,496 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,420 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 2,188 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,063 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,001 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 729 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 401 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 killed4,943 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,096 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,033 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half 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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