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The news turned to violence in Yerevan and Gaza and flooding in Kenya. Armenia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostArmenia 78 in 100 of its 168 stories, usually 21
RegionOceania 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

131 of its 168 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 49 of Armenia's 131 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

102 of its 270 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nairobi accounted for 61 of Kenya's 102 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

335 of its 476 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 248 of Palestine's 335 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Food & livelihood

Sudan

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Argentina

52 of its 136 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 44 of Argentina's 52 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Jordan

41 of its 172 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

71 of its 317 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Wildfires were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with drought and storms.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

94 of its 347 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 61 of Iran's 133 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

30 of its 56 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); helicopter crash in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Iran (12 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 24 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 20,059 stories about harm among 113,856 counted on 24 Apr.

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In Armenia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 113,856 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. In Kenya's news, mentions of flooding ran about 6 times their usual. A year earlier, on 25 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 →

Armenia78 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 62 · mostly food & livelihood Palestine70 in 100 of its 476 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Israel65 in 100 of its 1,409 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US233 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Gaza Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Sydney Australia47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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

● Armenia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 40 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 920 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 335 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,006 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice29% 5,721 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence13% 2,612 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,510 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 932 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 702 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 624 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 462 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 killed4,308 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions416 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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