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47,537 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the hunger in Yemen and illness in Conakry. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuinea 82 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 30
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Argentina

171 of its 377 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Buenos Aires accounted for 152 of Argentina's 171 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. 94 of Buenos Aires' 152 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories).

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

378 of its 427 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Sanaa accounted for 181 of Yemen's 378 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Hunger was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. 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.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Rights & justice

El Salvador

27 of its 42 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ireland

614 of its 3,260 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 116 of Dublin's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (23 stories). Hunger was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

105 of its 322 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 23 of Baku's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

70 of its 120 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

170 of its 490 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

142 of its 204 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Singapore

164 of its 776 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Hepatitis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Peru (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); cholera in Zambia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Bahamas (10 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 17 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 47,537 stories about harm among 254,202 counted on 17 Mar.

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Argentina stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 254,202 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen89 in 100 of its 427 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire84 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea82 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 30 · mostly health Tunisia73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone71 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1987 Chicago US205 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Ankara Türkiye142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1376 Brasilia Brazil134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Moscow Russia118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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 readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: 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 lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTarel, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 35 outletsBelgrade, -- conflict & violence: 65 stories, carried by 121 outletsMammadli, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 151 stories, carried by 27 outletsBemidji, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsDalhousie, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsIllinois, US -- other: 54 stories, carried by 48 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tarel Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Belgrade about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 65 stories ● Mammadli Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Bukit Jalil Malaysia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 151 stories ● Bemidji US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 17,151 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,046 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Health11% 5,218 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 4,996 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,557 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,243 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,966 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,488 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 killed13,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,230 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees1,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced691 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions585 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill95 at about the usual rate

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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