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Most of the day's attention went to road crashes in Türkiye, violence in Sydney and heavy rain in Kenya. Australia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

107 of its 173 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Antalya accounted for 78 of Türkiye's 107 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Antalya stories →
Conflict & violence

Australia

673 of its 1,619 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Sydney accounted for 497 of Australia's 673 stories about harm, carried by 863 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Australia over 30 days → its stories → Sydney stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

49 of its 140 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Health

South Korea

24 of its 124 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

291 of its 608 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 197 of Iran's 296 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Illness was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 72 of Palestine's 134 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

20 of its 24 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

331 of its 1,001 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Meningitis was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings and poisoning.

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Disasters & accidents

United Arab Emirates

18 of its 96 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Iran (51 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Russia (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in China (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 11,345 stories about harm among 59,933 counted on 13 Apr.

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Türkiye stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 59,933 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Kenya's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 14 April 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye62 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel61 in 100 of its 1,127 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan48 in 100 of its 608 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Iran46 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Sydney Australia26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Ibadan Nigeria24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Los Angeles US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 twice as angry as the world's · 686 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 134 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 673 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,769 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 2,411 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence19% 2,132 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 810 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 423 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 376 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 371 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 killed3,503 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Russia Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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
● Griefa little more than 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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