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44,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at the hunger in Yemen, protests in la Romana (Dominican Republic) and flooding in the UK. Yemen's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 78 in 100 of its 5,212 stories, usually 37
RegionSouth Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Yemen

306 of its 338 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 81%. Sanaa accounted for 149 of Yemen's 306 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Hunger was named in 56 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

1,521 of its 6,840 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Flooding was named in 250 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts, hurricane and measles.

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

Pakistan

4,049 of its 5,212 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Lahore accounted for 3,299 of Pakistan's 4,049 stories about harm, carried by 1,725 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (2,570 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.

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Protests & strikes

Angola

72 of its 105 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Luanda accounted for 62 of Angola's 72 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 48 of Luanda's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

120 of its 151 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 67 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

3,164 of its 3,959 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Brussels accounted for 3,126 of Belgium's 3,164 stories about harm, carried by 1,642 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (1,449 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mali

57 of its 78 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. 10 of Bamako's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

124 of its 263 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 38 of Baku's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in Norway (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Algeria (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in South Korea (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Antarctica (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Thailand (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 44,680 stories about harm among 204,614 counted on 28 Mar.

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In the Dominican Republic's news, mentions of HIV ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 204,614 stories, above the usual 20. Yemen's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 81%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium80 in 100 of its 3,959 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria79 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Bosnia79 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan78 in 100 of its 5,212 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium886 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3126 Lahore Pakistan802 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3299 Ramallah Palestine277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1548 Islamabad Pakistan224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 394

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: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: 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 lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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 lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: too little coverage to readHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLongview, US -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsOregon, US -- rights & justice: 101 stories, carried by 16 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsTsukuba, Japan -- health: 18 stories, carried by 34 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsAmman, Jordan -- displacement: 29 stories, carried by 22 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- rights & justice: 54 stories, carried by 67 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Longview US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 101 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Tsukuba Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence34% 15,138 stories · much more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice32% 14,200 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Disasters & accidents12% 5,327 stories · about as usual Health8% 3,361 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,798 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,371 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 960 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 771 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 killed15,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,834 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Belgium Stories reporting arrests6,770 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people affected3,890 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting refugees625 at about half the usual rate · most about Greece and the US Stories reporting abductions503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations251 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Poland and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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.