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44,052 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Kabul, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and people injured in Denmark drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 84 in 100 of its 843 stories, usually 60
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

710 of its 843 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 436 of Afghanistan's 710 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (480 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

237 of its 407 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Warsaw accounted for 219 of Poland's 237 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. 170 of Warsaw's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

92 of its 222 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). 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.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Russia

738 of its 2,653 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (118 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Sri Lanka

284 of its 536 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kandy accounted for 194 of Sri Lanka's 284 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 114 of Kandy's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

93 of its 215 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

82 of its 121 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (9 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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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

31 of its 38 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Sudan

129 of its 184 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Juba accounted for 103 of South Sudan's 129 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Hunger was named in 102 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

574 of its 1,640 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories). Drought was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in South Sudan (102 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Puerto Rico (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Ireland (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Congo (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (65 of its stories, about three 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 9 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 44,052 stories about harm among 218,274 counted on 9 Mar.

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In South Sudan's news, mentions of the hunger ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 218,274 stories, below the usual 22. Afghanistan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%. On 9 March 2017, 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 →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 843 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan70 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Libya68 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 1,204 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea65 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US319 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2175 Broward County US235 stories about protests or strikes, of its 758 Ghouta Syria204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Jerusalem Israel178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Nablus Palestine176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 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 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 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 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 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 lessGuinea: 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 lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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 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: 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 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTonga: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTetbury, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsPortland, US -- health: 179 stories, carried by 168 outletsDane County, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsKintyre, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsRaqqa, Syria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsSaskatoon, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tetbury UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Portland US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 179 stories ● Dane County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kintyre UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,540 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 9,136 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,568 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,125 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,170 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Shelter & services5% 2,147 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,536 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 829 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 killed12,318 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests5,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,830 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions1,135 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Syria Stories reporting people displaced242 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations233 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill56 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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