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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.
Deaths & injuries, cause not given
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.
Disasters & accidents
44 of its 47 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Mandalay accounted for 22 of Myanmar's 44 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
30 of its 65 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).
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Conflict & violence
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.
Health
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).
Health
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).
Disasters & accidents
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).
Health
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.
Conflict & violence
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.
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).
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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.
17 in every 100 of the day's 96,870 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Dominican Republic: 177 of its 267 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Myanmar: 44 of its 47 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 82%. Rwanda: 28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Uganda: 30 of its 65 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual in the Dominican Republic's news. Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in the Philippines' news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual. It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 3 March 2025. A year earlier, on 8 April 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: too little coverage to read Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Eswatini: about as warm as its own usual or less Suriname: too little coverage to read 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 Korea: 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: about as warm as its own usual or less Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: too little coverage to read Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: too little coverage to read Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or less Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Belgium: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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 Jammu & Kashmir: 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 Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: 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 Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Thailand: warmth about its own usual Portugal: warmth about its own usual Lithuania: warmth about its own usual El Salvador: warmth about its own usual Myanmar: warmth about its own usual Calgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outlets Maine, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outlets Indiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outlets Mexico City, Mexico -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 24 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 21 outlets Jammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outlets Wellington, New Zealand -- health: 40 stories, carried by 20 outlets Bristol, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 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 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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