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36,600 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Vienna (Austria), refugees in Congo and violence in Mopti. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 90 in 100 of its 93 stories, usually 53
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Austria

102 of its 253 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 66 of Vienna's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Congo

71 of its 92 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hunger was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

98 of its 123 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mopti accounted for 62 of Mali's 98 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Mopti stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

Beira accounted for 416 of Mozambique's 496 stories about harm, carried by 358 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Cholera was named in 294 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

El Salvador

84 of its 93 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. San Salvador accounted for 75 of el Salvador's 84 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

283 of its 517 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 140 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides, avalanche and snowstorms.

its stories →
Health

Denmark

80 of its 196 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Romania

53 of its 164 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 6%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

203 of its 409 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

263 of its 495 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (54 stories). Cholera was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Iran (140 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Portugal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Spain (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 36,600 stories about harm among 199,536 counted on 26 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 13 February 2019. 18 in every 100 of the day's 199,536 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. Austria stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. A year earlier, on 26 March 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique92 in 100 of its 542 stories · usually 86 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador90 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan82 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali80 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 65 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel337 stories about protests or strikes, of its 793 Jerusalem Israel296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Washington US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1120 Oklahoma City US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Greenville US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMozambique: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualMissouri, US -- disasters & accidents: 105 stories, carried by 103 outletsGreat Falls, US -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsHavana, Cuba -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 75 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 45 outletsNewbury, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- conflict & violence: 69 stories, carried by 43 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual ● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mozambique warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Missouri US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 105 stories ● Great Falls US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Havana Cuba about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,530 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,468 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence18% 6,297 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 5,413 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,264 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,389 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 926 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 595 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 killed10,232 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mozambique Stories reporting arrests4,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees653 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mozambique and Canada Stories reporting people displaced603 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mozambique and Syria Stories reporting abductions376 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations303 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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