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25,716 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), violence in Bitola and people injured in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 86 in 100 of its 251 stories, usually 38
RegionCentral Asia 51 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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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

207 of its 265 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Addis Ababa accounted for 108 of Ethiopia's 207 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 77 of Addis Ababa's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Plague was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

70 of its 105 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Bitola accounted for 70 of North Macedonia's 70 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Bitola stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Rwanda

216 of its 251 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (194 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kenya

360 of its 687 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Nairobi accounted for 297 of Kenya's 360 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Colombia

214 of its 273 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bogota accounted for 162 of Colombia's 214 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Drownings were named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

27 of its 36 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 6 of Yaounde's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

31 of its 85 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 27 of Bucharest's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 27 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.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

908 of its 1,077 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Ghouta accounted for 753 of Syria's 908 stories about harm, carried by 567 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

147 of its 323 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Vietnam

87 of its 223 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 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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Also named far more than usual: plague in Romania (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (29 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Japan (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (124 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Botswana (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,716 stories about harm among 112,452 counted on 11 Mar.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. of the day's 112,452 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22. Ethiopia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 45%. On 11 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Sri Lanka, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda86 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria84 in 100 of its 1,077 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia78 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US409 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1159 Boise US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Los Angeles US195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Jerusalem Israel185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Ghouta Syria161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 753

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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 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: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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 readRwanda: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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 lessIran: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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 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: 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 readHong 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about twice its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about 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 usualBucharest, Romania -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 30 outletsMedellin, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 162 stories, carried by 179 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 58 stories, carried by 39 outletsParis, France -- rights & justice: 217 stories, carried by 159 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsKoriyama, Japan -- displacement: 26 stories, carried by 22 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

● France warmth about twice usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bucharest Romania about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Medellin Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 162 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 58 stories ● Paris France about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 217 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 7,285 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 6,089 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health18% 4,602 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,817 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,637 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 899 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 581 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 359 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 killed8,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,976 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,443 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions445 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations337 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting refugees266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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