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25,886 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), the tsunami in Japan and people displaced in Syria. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 50 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Myanmar

132 of its 142 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Yangon accounted for 93 of Myanmar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 89 of Yangon's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

372 of its 1,378 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Tsunami was named in 216 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

98 of its 143 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (43 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

Senegal

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dakar accounted for 16 of Senegal's 22 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 14 of Dakar's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Indonesia

98 of its 186 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

74 of its 125 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 40 of Ethiopia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 65 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Haiti (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in China (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 25,886 stories about harm among 99,427 counted on 11 Mar.

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In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 99,427 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 March 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. In Myanmar, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 83% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar93 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Syria69 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1517 Yangon Myanmar89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 New York US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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: 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 readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualEstonia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualAung Hlaing, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsNorth Dakota, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsNew Mexico, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 79 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsChennai, India -- health: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 45 stories, carried by 32 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

● Aung Hlaing Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● North Dakota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Darfur Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● New Mexico US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nottingham UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,500 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 5,384 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,339 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,272 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 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 killed6,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured934 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting abductions170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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