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38,512 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Islamabad and Ramallah and people injured in Denmark. Denmark's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostBurundi 81 in 100 of its 95 stories, usually 34
RegionEurope 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,615 of its 2,653 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Islamabad accounted for 554 of Pakistan's 1,615 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (165 stories). Extreme cold was named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Health

Denmark

213 of its 603 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Measles was named in 147 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with rubella and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Palestine

605 of its 910 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 280 of Palestine's 605 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (202 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

112 of its 143 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Khartoum accounted for 81 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 76 of Khartoum's 81 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Burundi

77 of its 95 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Czechia

70 of its 267 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Road crashes were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

140 of its 604 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

102 of its 399 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

262 of its 559 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 222 of Venezuela's 262 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. 175 of Caracas' 222 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Kenya (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Niger (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Czechia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Italy (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 38,512 stories about harm among 198,334 counted on 5 Mar.

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Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 198,334 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 50% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 March 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi81 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Syria79 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 910 stories · usually 47 · mostly displacement Pakistan61 in 100 of its 2,653 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sacramento US377 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Berkeley US206 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Jerusalem Israel203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Caracas Venezuela175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1560

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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 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 lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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 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 lessBelgium: 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 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 readArgentina: 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 lessAksai 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 readCrimea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualToho, Japan -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsPalm Springs, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPrague, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 24 outletsSeattle, US -- disasters & accidents: 92 stories, carried by 90 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 35 stories, carried by 29 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Toho Japan about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Bangui Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Palm Springs US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Prague Czechia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,472 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health25% 9,617 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,597 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,921 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,235 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,297 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,037 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 663 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 killed12,107 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,473 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions314 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little less than 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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