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58,100 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Brussels, protests in Havana (Cuba) and people killed in Argentina. Belgium's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Belgium and the US →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBelgium 83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories, usually 45
RegionEurope 43 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

Belgium

12,609 of its 15,112 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Brussels accounted for 12,486 of Belgium's 12,609 stories about harm, carried by 3,590 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (378 stories). Earthquake was named in 210 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and gas explosion. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

1,352 of its 3,941 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 596 of Havana's 1,034 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Ebola was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with cholera.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

101 of its 303 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

206 of its 796 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Mali

301 of its 338 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bamako accounted for 277 of Mali's 301 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (136 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

65 of its 108 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Dakar accounted for 62 of Senegal's 65 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Burundi

74 of its 84 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Bujumbura accounted for 58 of Burundi's 74 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. 36 of Bujumbura's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Poland

89 of its 268 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 30 of Warsaw's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken 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

France

930 of its 2,595 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (273 stories). Heatwave was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

243 of its 581 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Papua New Guinea (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Indonesia (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Bangladesh (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in China (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (116 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 58,100 stories about harm among 252,173 counted on 22 Mar.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Belgium and the US. 23 in every 100 of the day's 252,173 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In Belgium, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali89 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi88 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic87 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea84 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Belgium83 in 100 of its 15,112 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Havana Cuba596 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1034 Washington US444 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2005 Brussels Belgium358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 12486 Jerusalem Israel165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Jakarta Indonesia125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

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: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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 lessSlovenia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: 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: 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 lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualWestern Sahara: warmth about its own usualDakar, Senegal -- conflict & violence: 62 stories, carried by 81 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 37 outletsNusaybin, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 16 outletsCincinnati, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 66 stories, carried by 58 outletsTraverse City, US -- rights & justice: 66 stories, carried by 63 outletsSwindon, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 32 outletsYuksekova, Türkiye -- 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

● Senegal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Sweden warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ghana warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dakar Senegal about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 62 stories ● Tel Aviv Israel about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Nusaybin Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Cincinnati US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 66 stories ● Traverse City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 66 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 21,897 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 15,741 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents9% 5,276 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Health9% 4,995 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,848 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,340 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,127 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,031 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 killed25,055 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured9,314 at about twice the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting arrests5,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,315 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and China Stories reporting evacuations580 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people displaced486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions408 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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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