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Protests in Damascus (Syria), evacuations in Spain and people killed in Sweden drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSpain 33 in 100 of its 967 stories, usually 15
RegionSouth Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Syria

56 of its 91 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Damascus accounted for 41 of Syria's 56 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. 21 of Damascus' 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Shelter & services

Spain

319 of its 967 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

78 of its 278 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Canada

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (104 stories). Tornadoes were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 9 of Baghdad's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). 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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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

28 of its 113 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Lantau's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

63 of its 271 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Guyana

16 of its 54 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 7 of Georgetown's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

59 of its 78 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 59 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Djibouti

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. the Red Sea accounted for 35 of Djibouti's 35 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in El Salvador (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Australia (25 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); polio in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); gas explosion in UK (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 17,760 stories about harm among 96,437 counted on 29 Apr.

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El Salvador's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,437 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Syria, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. On 29 April 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Djibouti66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir63 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245 Chatham US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Chicago US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: 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'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAndorra: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 161 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 422 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 418 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● India about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,187 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,706 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,276 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,992 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,786 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,018 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 797 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 520 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 288 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 killed4,611 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions225 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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