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The news turned to violence in Darfur, helicopter crash in Spain and outbreaks in Hungary. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSudan 80 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 62
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

68 of its 85 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Darfur accounted for 33 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

81 of its 452 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

India

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (137 stories). Dust storm was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

60 of its 119 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

43 of its 183 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 361 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Mexico (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Pakistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in US (334 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); dust storm in India (27 of its stories, more than ten 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 11 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 16,374 stories about harm among 93,863 counted on 11 Apr.

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The news turned to Sudan for the second day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 93,863 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hungary's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 6 times their usual. Sudan stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. A year earlier, on 11 April 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar70 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 82 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel61 in 100 of its 589 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador55 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hudson River US128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 588 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 674 Louisiana US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Boston US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice 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'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 361 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Dominican Republic few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,779 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,149 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,926 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,941 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 855 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 548 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 310 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 killed3,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured744 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions208 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations68 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about the usual rate

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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