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The news turned to rights and justice in Budapest, violence in Gaza and a disaster in Mandalay. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 41 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much 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

80 of its 197 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Budapest accounted for 61 of Hungary's 80 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 40 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.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories → Budapest stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

175 of its 238 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Gaza accounted for 129 of Palestine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

132 of its 144 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mandalay accounted for 91 of Myanmar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 275 outlets. Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Health

Costa Rica

31 of its 77 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Costa Rica over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Haiti

28 of its 45 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 9 of Port-au-Prince's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

58 of its 132 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Wildfires were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 47 of Syria's 79 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

25 of Istanbul's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

92 of its 288 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in UK (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 17,404 stories about harm among 102,009 counted on 3 Apr.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 4 March 2025. of the day's 102,009 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. the news turned to Hungary for the second day running. Mentions of poisoning ran about 6 times their usual in Costa Rica's news. In Hungary, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 21% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar92 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 79 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine74 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen60 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760 Boston US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Jerusalem Israel35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 New York US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Newark US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSeeiso, Lesotho -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 20 outletsVermont, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsTidworth, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 37 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 36 stories, carried by 59 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Seeiso Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tidworth UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,000 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,583 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence12% 1,976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 675 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 672 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 496 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 317 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 killed3,613 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,362 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured964 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations87 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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