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49,535 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Amman, protests in Ayacucho (Peru) and the earthquake in Indonesia. Oman's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 61 in 100 of its 684 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

414 of its 684 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Amman accounted for 298 of Jordan's 414 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

85 of its 229 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 35 of Ayacucho's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Ayacucho stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,064 of its 1,464 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (610 stories). Earthquake was named in 768 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with volcanic eruption.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

63 of its 167 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Displacement

Greece

781 of its 1,401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Athens accounted for 486 of Greece's 781 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

456 of its 969 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 176 of Riyadh's 328 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

861 of its 1,931 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Palestine

914 of its 1,529 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Ramallah accounted for 510 of Palestine's 914 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 60 of Yemen's 89 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

162 of Aleppo's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Central African Republic (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Cuba (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Slovakia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Guatemala (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 Mar. 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 49,535 stories about harm among 265,613 counted on 2 Mar.

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Jordan stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 265,613 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya82 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan73 in 100 of its 1,065 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia73 in 100 of its 1,464 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria70 in 100 of its 1,291 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India428 stories about protests or strikes, of its 673 Washington US351 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1589 San Bernardino US257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Jerusalem Israel231 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Riyadh Saudi Arabia176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualLincoln County, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsTuring, China -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 298 stories, carried by 224 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 37 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsKarlsruhe, Germany -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsSochi, Russia -- rights & justice: 96 stories, carried by 125 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

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.

Warmest news

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Fiji warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lincoln County US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Turing China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Amman Jordan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 298 stories ● Lashkar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 stories ● Vermont US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 17,865 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence24% 11,376 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,235 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,862 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,836 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,748 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,168 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 killed12,750 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected6,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations529 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced365 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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