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Most of the day's attention went to gas explosion in Poland, violence in Ouagadougou and protests in Agua Zarca (Honduras). Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 66 in 100 of its 431 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Poland

283 of its 431 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Gas explosion was named in 217 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

376 of its 389 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Ouagadougou accounted for 367 of Burkina Faso's 376 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Protests & strikes

Honduras

44 of its 49 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 17 of Agua Zarca's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Honduras over 30 days → its stories → Agua Zarca stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

57 of its 116 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

206 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Bratislava accounted for 182 of Slovakia's 206 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. 108 of Bratislava's 182 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

344 of its 625 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 196 of Palestine's 344 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

52 of its 143 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

199 of its 614 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Outbreaks were named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

35 of its 112 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 19 of Kiev's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

France

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Wildfires were named in 10 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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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in South Africa (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Philippines (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Canada (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 22,130 stories about harm among 100,968 counted on 4 Mar.

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Poland's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 100,968 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 66% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 March 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Slovakia, on 6 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso97 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria76 in 100 of its 1,145 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea75 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Slovakia72 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria305 stories about protests or strikes, of its 659 West Virginia US275 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 751 Hollywood US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 334 Bratislava Slovakia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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 readRussia: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: 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 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 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 lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 readAngola: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualMissouri, US -- rights & justice: 42 stories, carried by 57 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 34 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnadolu, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- disasters & accidents: 27 stories, carried by 48 outletsLangley, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 12 outletsManama, Bahrain -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 23 stories, carried by 35 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

● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Missouri US about 4 times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 42 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 34 stories ● Anadolu Türkiye about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 27 stories ● Langley UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 5,861 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,728 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,088 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health16% 3,516 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,175 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Displacement2% 415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 360 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 killed7,961 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,626 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,607 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,190 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations179 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than 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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