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20,706 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Tehran, rights and justice in Helsinki and protests in Gacaca (Rwanda) drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 70 in 100 of its 308 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 54 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

242 of its 382 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 160 of Iran's 242 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (184 stories). Outbreaks were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

216 of its 308 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Helsinki accounted for 150 of Finland's 216 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Finland over 30 days → its stories → Helsinki stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

18 of its 32 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 4 of Gacaca's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Switzerland

88 of its 290 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Avalanche was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with snowstorms.

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Health

Colombia

77 of its 215 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Covid was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

74 of its 112 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 39 of Haiti's 74 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (26 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,540 of its 2,107 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Hurricane was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 221 of Palestine's 267 stories about harm, carried by 359 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Switzerland (43 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Colombia (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Thailand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatstroke in Philippines (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Palestine (18 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 2 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 20,706 stories about harm among 112,749 counted on 2 Apr.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 112,749 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Switzerland's news mentioned the avalanche about 9 times as often as usual. Iran's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%. A year earlier, on 3 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel73 in 100 of its 2,107 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Finland70 in 100 of its 308 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice Haiti66 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran63 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Jerusalem Israel90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Shifa Israel50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 London UK49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,540 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 338 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,783 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 4,587 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents18% 3,600 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 3,160 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,266 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 767 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 325 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 killed5,955 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan

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 about as 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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