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53,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Maputo, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and violence in Adou drew the news. Panama's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 83 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 27
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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Health

Mozambique

49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Maputo accounted for 42 of Mozambique's 49 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Cholera was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

344 of its 891 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 120 of Nairobi's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (218 stories). Power cuts were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

100 of its 121 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Adou accounted for 84 of Côte d’Ivoire's 100 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Adou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Panama

76 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 69 of Panama's 76 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nepal

198 of its 346 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 179 of Nepal's 198 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 164 of Kathmandu's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

85 of its 133 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yaounde accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

236 of its 309 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

342 of its 574 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

82 of its 154 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

186 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 102 of Budapest's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Armenia (20 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 14 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 53,680 stories about harm among 265,187 counted on 14 Mar.

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In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,187 stories, below the usual 21. Mozambique's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 14 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala90 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Burundi87 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Côte d’Ivoire83 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq74 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2366 Ankara Türkiye191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Seoul South Korea166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Kathmandu Nepal164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Chicago US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: 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: 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 lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMonaco: warmth about its own usualAkure, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPort Macquarie, Australia -- health: 46 stories, carried by 12 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 43 stories, carried by 40 outletsHarrison County, US -- health: 54 stories, carried by 52 outletsAdou, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 107 outletsGillieston Heights, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 11 outletsTirana, Albania -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 22 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- shelter & services: 200 stories, carried by 194 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

● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Malaysia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Akure Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Port Macquarie Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 46 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories ● Harrison County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 54 stories ● Adou Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,975 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 10,684 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 10,278 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 8,676 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,939 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,238 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,381 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 killed14,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,988 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,805 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting abductions648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations282 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ireland and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill69 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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less 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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