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31,806 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Ethiopia, protests in Mexico City (Mexico) and arrests in Italy drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 69 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 78 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 38
RegionNorth America 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

105 of its 135 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

130 of its 374 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 45 of Mexico City's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Health

Italy

1,128 of its 2,154 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Malawi

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Lilongwe's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Health

North Korea

58 of its 94 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 41 of North Korea's 58 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 122 of Iran's 311 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Poisoning was named in 39 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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 19 of Khartoum's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

55 of its 103 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 22 of Caracas' 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

105 of its 148 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 31,806 stories about harm among 114,405 counted on 10 Mar.

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Of the day's 114,405 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Ethiopia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 11 March 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq71 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Puerto Rico63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1719 Mexico City Mexico45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Wuhan China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 978

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 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: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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 readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: 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 lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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): 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBeverly Hills, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 140 stories, carried by 381 outletsOklahoma City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 40 outletsHumberside, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 34 stories, carried by 106 outletsSichuan, China -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsJaipur, India -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Beverly Hills US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 140 stories ● Oklahoma City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Humberside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health69% 21,698 stories · much more than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice13% 4,011 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,177 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence5% 1,600 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 733 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 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 killed7,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured816 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of usual
● Feara little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.