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18,059 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at arrests in Hungary, a disaster in Mandalay and violence in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 64 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Rights & justice

Hungary

35 of its 97 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Hunger was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

150 of its 168 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Mandalay accounted for 98 of Myanmar's 150 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Dengue was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

160 of its 239 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 124 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

China

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iceland

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Grindavik accounted for 29 of Iceland's 32 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

98 of its 243 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Accidents were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

87 of its 197 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 21 of Haiti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lithuania

48 of its 70 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Korea (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Greece (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Malaysia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in US (482 of its stories, about 7 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 2 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 18,059 stories about harm among 101,484 counted on 2 Apr.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,484 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 2 April 2024, 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 →

Myanmar89 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 78 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Lithuania69 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 734 Manhattan US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 Jerusalem Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Boston US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'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'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: 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 twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier 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 a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 504 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 160 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 150 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,698 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice24% 4,309 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,561 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,802 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 772 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 432 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 365 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 killed3,886 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced256 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bermuda

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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