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The news turned to the heatwave in Cambodia, protests in Santiago (Chile) and people affected in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 65 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 25
RegionSouth Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

40 of its 62 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Speu accounted for 19 of Cambodia's 40 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (35 stories). Heatwave was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Speu stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

12 of its 24 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 8 of Santiago's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chile over 30 days → its stories → Santiago stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

65 of its 109 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

52 of its 254 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Indonesia

53 of its 103 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

703 of its 997 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

67 of its 286 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

US

132 of Washington's 260 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Tornadoes were named in 262 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (48 stories). Tornadoes were named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and storms. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

64 of its 107 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 28 of Iraq's 64 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tornadoes in China (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (262 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (25 of its stories, about 8 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 28 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 10,096 stories about harm among 52,943 counted on 28 Apr.

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Cambodia stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 25%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 52,943 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. For the second day running, the news turned to Cambodia. On 29 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Kenya, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 997 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia65 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine62 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq60 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir60 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Gaza Palestine70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Boston US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Manhattan US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 703 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Canada about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,804 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Health26% 2,576 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,697 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,490 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 497 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 337 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 255 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 216 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 killed2,524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured748 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions405 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced158 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees150 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 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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