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The day's news pointed at storms in the Bahamas, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and violence in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.
Disasters & accidents
94 of its 168 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Elbow Cay accounted for 86 of the Bahamas' 94 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Storms were named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.
Protests & strikes
11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tbilisi accounted for 11 of Georgia's 11 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets. 7 of Tbilisi's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).
Conflict & violence
16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Health
51 of its 205 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice
55 of its 126 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kathmandu accounted for 38 of Nepal's 55 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets.
Rights & justice
39 of its 127 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).
Conflict & violence
Gaza accounted for 33 of Palestine's 58 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (31 stories). Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.
Health
Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
Conflict & violence
Beirut accounted for 321 of Lebanon's 425 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
cyclone in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hypothermia in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in India (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in US (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 79,559 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Bahamas, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. the news turned to the Bahamas for the second day running. On 9 April 2025, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 17 today.
17 in every 100 of the day's 79,559 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Bahamas: 94 of its 168 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgia: 11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Rwanda: 16 of its 21 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Netherlands: 51 of its 205 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate. Mentions of storms ran about 7 times their usual in the Bahamas' news. Mentions of the cyclone ran about 8 times their usual in New Zealand's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were softer than usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to the Bahamas. A year earlier, on 9 April 2025, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read Syria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read Slovenia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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 Portugal: 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: too little coverage to read Panama: too little coverage to read Palau: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: 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: too little coverage to read North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: 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: 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 El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or less Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: too little coverage to read 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: too little coverage to read 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: about as warm as its own usual or less 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: about as warm as its own usual or less Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: too little coverage to read Maldives: too little coverage to read Liechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or less Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Switzerland: warmth about its own usual Pakistan: warmth about its own usual Indiana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outlets Leon County, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 15 outlets Islamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 39 outlets Geneva, Switzerland -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outlets Ottawa, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 31 outlets Edinburgh, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 21 outlets Saskatchewan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outlets Abuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 36 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 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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