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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Havana (Cuba), rights and justice in Kampala and the earthquake in Afghanistan. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.
Protests & strikes
80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 51 of Cuba's 80 stories about harm, carried by 206 outlets. 26 of Havana's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Rights & justice
44 of its 113 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kampala accounted for 29 of Uganda's 44 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Disasters & accidents
75 of its 102 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 33 of Afghanistan's 75 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Earthquake was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
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Rights & justice
42 of its 73 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Rights & justice
25 of its 54 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).
Disasters & accidents
43 of its 102 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Health
33 of its 139 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).
Conflict & violence
Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 24 of Palestine's 38 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
illness in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); storms in UK (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in India (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
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Afghanistan's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 63,952 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cuba, 64% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 63,952 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Cuba: 80 of its 125 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Uganda: 44 of its 113 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Afghanistan: 75 of its 102 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Burkina Faso: 24 of its 27 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Afghanistan's news. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Russia's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. A year earlier, on 3 April 2025, 17 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: too little coverage to read Togo: too little coverage to read Timor-Leste: too little coverage to read Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: too little coverage to read Singapore: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: too little coverage to read Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Panama: too little coverage to read 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 Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: too little coverage to read Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: too little coverage to read Moldova: too little coverage to read Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: too little coverage to read Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: too little coverage to read Latvia: too little coverage to read Laos: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: too little coverage to read Greece: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less El Salvador: too little coverage to read Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: too little coverage to read 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: too little coverage to read 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: 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: too little coverage to read Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: too little coverage to read Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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): too little coverage to read Western Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: 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 Sri Lanka: warmth about its own usual Nigeria: warmth about its own usual Lebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usual Bedford, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 43 outlets Plateau State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 13 outlets Lagos, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 18 outlets Colorado, US -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 31 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 28 outlets Conwy, UK -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 22 outlets Quebec, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outlets Cambridge, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 25 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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