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23,505 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Baghdad and evacuations in New Zealand drew the news. Senegal's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 50 in 100 of its 1,016 stories, usually 25
RegionOceania 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

53 of its 77 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dakar accounted for 35 of Senegal's 53 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. 25 of Dakar's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

290 of its 409 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Baghdad accounted for 201 of Iraq's 290 stories about harm, carried by 496 outlets. 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.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

506 of its 1,016 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Brazil

129 of its 285 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 39 of Afghanistan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Avalanche was named in 11 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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Conflict & violence

Somalia

37 of its 47 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Cyprus

24 of its 60 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

59 of its 98 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 48 of Ethiopia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 62 of Myanmar's 128 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 58 of Yangon's 62 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 13 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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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Cyprus (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Türkiye (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 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 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 23,505 stories about harm among 94,618 counted on 5 Mar.

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In Senegal, 69% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 94,618 stories, below the usual 26. A year earlier, on 5 March 2020, 25 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 →

Myanmar83 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Iraq71 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal69 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1250 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Yangon Myanmar58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 208 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readThailand: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKathmandu, Nepal -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWausau, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsOregon, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 201 stories, carried by 496 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 46 stories, carried by 26 outletsNajaf, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 28 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

● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wausau US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 201 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,030 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 4,398 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,196 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,637 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 588 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 453 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 210 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 killed5,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,812 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees121 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting evacuations108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and Japan Stories reporting people displaced93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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.