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33,566 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tel Aviv, people injured in Norway and people affected in Libya. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 91 in 100 of its 280 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

2,328 of its 3,874 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tel Aviv accounted for 1,755 of Israel's 2,328 stories about harm, carried by 1,023 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,732 stories). Natural hazards were named in 68 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

473 of its 734 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (283 stories). Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

104 of its 161 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

El Salvador

254 of its 280 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. San Salvador accounted for 234 of el Salvador's 254 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (243 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

224 of its 388 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (149 stories). Landslides were named in 30 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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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

Beira accounted for 548 of Mozambique's 627 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Cholera was named in 349 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hiv and hunger. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

New Caledonia

23 of its 29 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Noumea accounted for 23 of New Caledonia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (23 stories).

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Rights & justice

Greece

183 of its 462 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 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.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

163 of its 202 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Cholera was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (349 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (77 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Uganda (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Kenya (41 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 25 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 33,566 stories about harm among 180,300 counted on 25 Mar.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 February 2019. A year earlier, on 25 March 2018, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Israel's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 47%. of the day's 180,300 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador91 in 100 of its 280 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique87 in 100 of its 721 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali81 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan73 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel797 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1755 Washington US270 stories about protests or strikes, of its 957 Greenville US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Gaza Palestine76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 Paris France66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

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 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTurkey: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAmman, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsSmith River, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 26 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsKelowna, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 38 outletsAthens, Greece -- rights & justice: 147 stories, carried by 132 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 59 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 17 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

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Amman Jordan about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Smith River US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 147 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 8,197 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence22% 7,275 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Health21% 7,063 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,723 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,463 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,243 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 635 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 490 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 killed11,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,236 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected3,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,582 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced385 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and Yemen Stories reporting abductions321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations288 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about half 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 →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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