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Most of the day's attention went to illness in Nampula, violence in Kigali and protests in Rabat (Morocco). Rwanda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMozambique 85 in 100 of its 52 stories, usually 50
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Health

Mozambique

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Nampula accounted for 34 of Mozambique's 44 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Outbreaks were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Nampula stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

71 of its 88 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Kigali accounted for 41 of Rwanda's 71 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Switzerland

23 of Zurich's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Heatwave was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 5 of Tbilisi's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

19 of its 40 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

39 of its 55 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

27 of its 76 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Sweden

44 of its 174 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Ghana (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (98 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in France (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 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 18,870 stories about harm among 109,835 counted on 9 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Mozambique. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 109,835 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran about three times their usual in Mozambique's news. In Mozambique, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. On 10 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Rwanda81 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan71 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,671 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 538 Jerusalem Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 Delhi India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Oakland County US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 East Palestine US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: 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'sPoland: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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'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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,106 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 193 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,485 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,583 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,990 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,511 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,078 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 712 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 372 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 killed4,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,004 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured901 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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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