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54,606 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Cyprus, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and abductions in Pakistan drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 57 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 15
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Rights & justice

Cyprus

265 of its 479 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Larnaca accounted for 229 of Cyprus' 265 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Road crashes were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Larnaca stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

88 of its 128 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Algiers accounted for 80 of Algeria's 88 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 48 of Algiers' 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

942 of its 1,907 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Taiwan

125 of its 395 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 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.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Hungary

260 of its 456 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Budapest accounted for 242 of Hungary's 260 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

749 of its 1,274 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 288 of Ramallah's 415 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (530 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,107 of its 1,830 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 387 of Jerusalem's 550 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (408 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

366 of its 565 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bangui accounted for 301 of the Central African Republic's 366 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

127 of its 160 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Romania (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Sweden (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Fiji (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); west nile virus in French Polynesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 54,606 stories about harm among 262,622 counted on 31 Mar.

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In Romania's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 262,622 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cyprus. In Cyprus, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia87 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Somalia85 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon79 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea77 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 71 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2019 Ramallah Palestine288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Minneapolis US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Damascus Syria225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: 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: 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 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 readCuba: 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 readChile: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 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 readAntigua & 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGabon: warmth about its own usualFrench Polynesia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about twice its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 129 stories, carried by 136 outletsAntonio Garcia, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 58 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 73 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 94 stories, carried by 62 outletsSouleymane, Mali -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 49 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 21 outletsAstana, Kazakhstan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 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

● Algeria warmth about twice usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 129 stories ● Antonio Garcia Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Algiers Algeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 94 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 19,546 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 12,812 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,698 stories · about as usual Health9% 4,771 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,368 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,981 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,567 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 killed17,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting abductions721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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 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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