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The day's news pointed at helicopter crash in Indonesia, rights and justice in Aung Hlaing and violence in Damascus. Indonesia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCameroon 46 in 100 of its 112 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 15 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

82 of its 208 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

52 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Bamenda accounted for 21 of Cameroon's 52 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Peru

18 of its 42 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

27 of its 75 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Cambodia

14 of its 37 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Bangladesh

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Sudan (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Israel (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in India (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (10 of its stories, about three 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 17 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 12,986 stories about harm among 77,669 counted on 17 Apr.

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In Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 77,669 stories, as usual. Indonesia's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 17 April 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine56 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon51 in 100 of its 468 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria49 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Israel49 in 100 of its 630 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 484 Tehran Iran49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Beirut Lebanon24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 London UK23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Los Angeles US20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readNorfolk 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 readUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: 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'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 308 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 529 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 280 stories about harm ● Australia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 310 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,338 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Health25% 3,153 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,047 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,889 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Food & livelihood6% 745 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 678 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 515 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed2,889 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured630 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations50 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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