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26,975 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Istanbul, rights and justice in Tirana and illness in Nzerekore. Guinea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 84 in 100 of its 50 stories, usually 13
RegionEurope 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,453 of its 1,857 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Istanbul accounted for 1,028 of Türkiye's 1,453 stories about harm, carried by 837 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (903 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

42 of its 50 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Tirana accounted for 42 of Albania's 42 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Health

Guinea

74 of its 86 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Nzerekore accounted for 52 of Guinea's 74 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Nzerekore stories →
Displacement

Greece

429 of its 724 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (251 stories). Drownings were named in 128 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Somalia

224 of its 257 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Mogadishu accounted for 124 of Somalia's 224 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

1,137 of its 1,959 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (946 stories). Hurricane was named in 98 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

472 of its 683 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brussels accounted for 468 of Belgium's 472 stories about harm, carried by 554 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

58 of its 86 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

330 of its 532 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (271 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

155 of its 345 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: meningitis in Malaysia (96 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (42 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in Libya (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Mexico (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Pakistan (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 26,975 stories about harm among 134,228 counted on 20 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 134,228 stories, as usual. This week the news turned most often to Guinea, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia87 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea86 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 61 · mostly health Albania84 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 13 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye78 in 100 of its 1,857 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Niger78 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Phoenix US463 stories about protests or strikes, of its 512 Tucson US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188 Havana Cuba151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 408 Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Chicago US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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 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: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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 lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: 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 readChina: 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 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 lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSinaloa, Mexico -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsMandurah, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 82 stories, carried by 70 outletsRabat, Morocco -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 29 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBukit Jalil, Malaysia -- health: 163 stories, carried by 72 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsLashkar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 19 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

● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sinaloa Mexico about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Mandurah Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 82 stories ● Rabat Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 8,844 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 7,255 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,980 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,100 stories · about as usual Health8% 2,094 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Displacement4% 996 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 722 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 509 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 killed10,140 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting arrests3,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,273 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Spain Stories reporting people affected3,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees974 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions214 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting people falling ill56 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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