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21,669 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar), rights and justice in Dhaka and arrests in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 95 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 72
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

216 of its 228 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Yangon accounted for 145 of Myanmar's 216 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. 143 of Yangon's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Bangladesh

100 of its 189 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chad

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Ndjamena's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Marib accounted for 44 of Yemen's 99 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ghana

275 of its 625 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Switzerland

69 of its 205 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 51 of Switzerland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.

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Health

Finland

36 of its 103 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Health

Philippines

346 of its 680 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in UK (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,669 stories about harm among 85,096 counted on 1 Mar.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Myanmar. of the day's 85,096 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%. A year earlier, on 1 March 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over February, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in February 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar95 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 938 Yangon Myanmar143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Beijing China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Orlando US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readMauritania: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualIowa, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsDawei, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsDonington, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsHollywood, US -- health: 268 stories, carried by 567 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 54 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- health: 16 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

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

Warmest events

● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Dawei Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Donington UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Hollywood US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 268 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 12,501 stories · much more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 3,918 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,889 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,377 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 537 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 222 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 killed5,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.