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The news turned to violence in Kyiv, people displaced in Nigeria and illness in Pyongyang. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.
Conflict & violence
116 of its 303 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 65 of Ukraine's 116 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Rights & justice
370 of its 1,193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Health
16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Pyongyang accounted for 14 of North Korea's 16 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.
Disasters & accidents
18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence
37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kigali accounted for 18 of Rwanda's 37 stories about harm, carried by 11 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
41 of its 52 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Sanaa accounted for 22 of Yemen's 41 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Health
70 of its 251 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).
Protests & strikes
11 of its 41 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Sofia's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.
Rights & justice
50 of its 91 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories).
Disasters & accidents
13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
Also named far more than usual:
outbreaks in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Myanmar (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in UK (41 of its stories, about three times its usual).
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In Romania's news, mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 83,931 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Ukraine, 38% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 83,931 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Ukraine: 116 of its 303 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nigeria: 370 of its 1,193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. North Korea: 16 of its 35 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Congo: 18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Romania's news. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual in Myanmar's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. A year earlier, on 7 April 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: too little coverage to read Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: about as warm as its own usual or less South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: too little coverage to read Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: about as warm as its own usual or less Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: too little coverage to read São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or less St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: too little coverage to read Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: too little coverage to read Paraguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Papua New Guinea: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: too little coverage to read Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: too little coverage to read Nicaragua: too little coverage to read New Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: too little coverage to read Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or less Montenegro: about as warm as its own usual or less Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: too little coverage to read Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: too little coverage to read Kyrgyzstan: too little coverage to read Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: too little coverage to read Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Ireland: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: too little coverage to read Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: too little coverage to read Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Ghana: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Finland: about as warm as its own usual or less Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: too little coverage to read Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: too little coverage to read China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chile: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: too little coverage to read Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: too little coverage to read Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: about as warm as its own usual or less Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Albania: too little coverage to read Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Vatican City: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to read American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: too little coverage to read British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: about as warm as its own usual or less Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: too little coverage to read Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: too little coverage to read Mayotte: too little coverage to read Tonga: warmth about its own usual Thailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usual South Korea: warmth about its own usual Philippines: warmth about its own usual Lithuania: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual Kashmir: warmth about its own usual North Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outlets Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 14 stories, carried by 11 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 16 outlets Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 31 outlets Bristol, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 18 outlets Bokkos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 31 stories, carried by 35 outlets Nevada, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 34 outlets Salt Lake City, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 88 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
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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