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The day's news pointed at protests in Amsterdam (Netherlands), violence in Tehran and a disaster in Gaborone. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.
Protests & strikes
190 of its 286 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 105 of the Netherlands' 190 stories about harm, carried by 371 outlets. 56 of Amsterdam's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (117 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
58 of its 93 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 38 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Gaborone accounted for 23 of Botswana's 25 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).
Rights & justice
Port-au-Prince accounted for 31 of Haiti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
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Health
34 of its 83 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
30 of its 77 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories).
Conflict & violence
84 of its 241 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Protests & strikes
36 of its 101 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 4 of Victoria Harbour's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.
Rights & justice
17 of its 38 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories).
Conflict & violence
52 of its 104 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
illness in United Arab Emirates (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Italy (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in US (178 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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The Netherlands' news was 66% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. of the day's 58,696 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Netherlands and Israel. A year earlier, on 31 March 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 58,696 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Netherlands: 190 of its 286 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Iran: 58 of its 93 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Botswana: 25 of its 29 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Haiti: Port-au-Prince accounted for 31 of Haiti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Netherlands and Israel. Mentions of the flu ran about 6 times their usual in Italy's news. Mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual in Ukraine's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much harsher than usual. A year earlier, on 31 March 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: too little coverage to read Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: too little coverage to read United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: too little coverage to read Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: too little coverage to read Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: too little coverage to read Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: too little coverage to read Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: too little coverage to read Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: too little coverage to read Hungary: too little coverage to read Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: too little coverage to read Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: too little coverage to read Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: too little coverage to read Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or less Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: too little coverage to read Cambodia: too little coverage to read Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: too little coverage to read Bulgaria: too little coverage to read Brunei: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: too little coverage to read Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: too little coverage to read Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to read Angola: too little coverage to read Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: too little coverage to read Marshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Oman: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Arabian Sea, India -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 24 outlets Pennsylvania, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 18 outlets Florida, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 41 outlets Wellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outlets Beirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 68 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 25 outlets Glamorgan, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outlets Vancouver, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were much harsher 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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