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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in the Dominican Republic, a disaster in Mandalay and violence in Rwanda. the Dominican Republic's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDominican Republic 66 in 100 of its 267 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Dominican Republic

177 of its 267 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Montecristi accounted for 78 of the Dominican Republic's 177 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (127 stories). Earthquake was named in 57 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Dominican Republic over 30 days → its stories → Montecristi stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

14 of its 27 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bamako accounted for 12 of Mali's 14 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

98 of its 339 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

Greece

53 of its 214 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 21 of Yemen's 31 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Philippines (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); wildfires in Ireland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Australia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in Canada (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 16,409 stories about harm among 96,870 counted on 8 Apr.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 3 March 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 96,870 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In the Dominican Republic, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. the Dominican Republic's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. On 8 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Dominican Republic66 in 100 of its 267 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine64 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel54 in 100 of its 811 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 52 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 601 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Jerusalem Israel33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Manhattan US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 65 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 34 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 29 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 25 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 575 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 78 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 562 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,014 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mongolia: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Macedonia: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 26 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 811 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 25 in 100 of its 214 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 33 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 66 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 92 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 27 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cameroon: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 94 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Botswana: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 26 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Armenia: 26 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Angola: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Dominican Republic 66 in 100 of its 267 stories · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 256 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 54 in 100 of its 811 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 48 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 46 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly health ● South Sudan 46 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,017 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice25% 3,970 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,839 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,930 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 890 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 435 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed3,621 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,957 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions200 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced150 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Taiwan

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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