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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Kenya, violence in the Red Sea and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 58 in 100 of its 461 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

269 of its 461 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 97 of Kenya's 269 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories). Flooding was named in 180 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and storms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

40 of its 70 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. the Red Sea accounted for 39 of Djibouti's 40 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Djibouti over 30 days → its stories → Red Sea stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,039 of its 1,470 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (244 stories). Tornadoes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Kashmir

65 of its 137 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Jammu accounted for 34 of Kashmir's 65 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

54 of its 218 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

France

191 of its 940 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Burkina Faso

29 of its 32 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

194 of its 758 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Iraq

55 of its 99 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: heatwave in Bangladesh (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Saudi Arabia (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (31 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in Philippines (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 29 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 17,818 stories about harm among 97,962 counted on 29 Apr.

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Kenya's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. of the day's 97,962 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kenya's news mentioned flooding about 4 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,470 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Kenya58 in 100 of its 461 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Djibouti57 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq56 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 438 Manhattan US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Gaza Palestine108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Boston US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Hollywood US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 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 twice as angry 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,039 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Djibouti few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,099 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,936 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,764 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,216 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 903 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 593 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 574 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 363 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 killed4,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,924 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions593 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Kenya Stories reporting refugees199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 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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