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The hunger in Yemen, people displaced in Lebanon and protests in Bolivar (Venezuela) drew the news. Venezuela's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelgium 71 in 100 of its 864 stories, usually 18
RegionEurope 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Yemen

281 of its 327 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Hajja accounted for 119 of Yemen's 281 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Hajja stories →
Displacement

Lebanon

238 of its 432 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

164 of its 286 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 60 of Bolivar's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Bolivar stories →
Rights & justice

Norway

383 of its 754 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (340 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Belgium

610 of its 864 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 596 of Belgium's 610 stories about harm, carried by 578 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (462 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

North Macedonia

386 of its 497 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Drownings were named in 129 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

301 of its 325 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Abidjan accounted for 281 of Côte d’Ivoire's 301 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

75 of its 130 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 65 of Algeria's 75 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

319 of its 847 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (182 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with poisoning.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

79 of its 225 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in North Macedonia (129 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Greece (110 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Angola (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Vietnam (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Bangladesh (40 of its stories, more than ten 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 15 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 49,835 stories about harm among 258,036 counted on 15 Mar.

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Mentions of drownings ran about three times their usual in North Macedonia's news. of the day's 258,036 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Yemen stood out: 86% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 79%.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire93 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen86 in 100 of its 327 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia78 in 100 of its 497 stories · usually 56 · mostly displacement Iraq76 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Libya76 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US588 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1260 Washington US313 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1636 Moscow Russia310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 983 Raqqa Syria216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 322 Delhi India133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 373

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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 lessTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 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: 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 lessJordan: 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 lessHungary: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong 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 lessCameroon: 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualXinjiang, China -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 15 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsLeon County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMaine, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 41 stories, carried by 40 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 175 stories, carried by 51 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 166 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

● North Macedonia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sierra Leone warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Xinjiang China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Leon County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 41 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 16,692 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence26% 12,647 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,652 stories · about as usual Health10% 5,105 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,117 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,277 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,183 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,158 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 killed14,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,165 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Russia Stories reporting abductions496 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting evacuations254 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half 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 →

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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
● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.