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48,930 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), violence in Copenhagen and illness in Kenema. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 77 in 100 of its 339 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Cambodia

260 of its 339 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 105 of Cambodia's 260 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 60 of Phnom Penh's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Denmark

124 of its 268 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Copenhagen accounted for 113 of Denmark's 124 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

80 of its 104 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kenema accounted for 72 of Sierra Leone's 80 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Kenema stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

488 of its 529 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tunis accounted for 342 of Tunisia's 488 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

736 of its 823 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 636 of Somalia's 736 stories about harm, carried by 671 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (625 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

260 of its 665 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 64 of Dhaka's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

120 of its 212 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 37 of Kiev's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

43 of its 69 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 5 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

595 of its 2,593 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Power cuts were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Peru (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (95 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Finland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 48,930 stories about harm among 252,338 counted on 8 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 252,338 stories, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia97 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Tunisia92 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia89 in 100 of its 823 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Niger88 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 907 Ankara Türkiye259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1716 Delhi India174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Beit Ummar Palestine142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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 lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- shelter & services: 52 stories, carried by 75 outletsCochin, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsPlaya del Carmen, Mexico -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsAgua Zarca, Honduras -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 175 stories, carried by 99 outletsDavos, Switzerland -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 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

● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 52 stories ● Cochin India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Bratislava Slovakia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Playa del Carmen Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 16,594 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,293 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,951 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,297 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,270 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,224 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 killed13,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting evacuations227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third 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 much 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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