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22,206 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in la Paz (Bolivia), violence in Damascus and a disaster in Mongolia. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 45 in 100 of its 150 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. la Paz accounted for 18 of Bolivia's 28 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. 9 of la Paz's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

228 of its 334 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Damascus accounted for 73 of Syria's 228 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

88 of its 204 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 88 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

69 of its 128 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 18 of Kampala's 31 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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 133 of Myanmar's 168 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. 125 of Yangon's 133 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Jordan

37 of its 109 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 9 of Amman's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

571 of its 1,935 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 81 of Canberra's 104 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Cape Verde

6 of its 6 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Hong Kong (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Somalia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Jersey (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in China (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (10 of its stories, about three 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 15 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 22,206 stories about harm among 87,027 counted on 15 Mar.

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The news turned to Bolivia for the second day running. 26 in every 100 of the day's 87,027 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Hong Kong's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. On 15 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 26 today. Bolivia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 50%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar90 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Syria68 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen66 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Uganda54 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 596 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 835 Yangon Myanmar125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Beijing China88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Canberra Australia81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 104

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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualSandhurst, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 outletsCharleston, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsBlack Bottom, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 63 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 20 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 43 stories, carried by 17 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 70 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

● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sandhurst UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Charleston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Black Bottom US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 43 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 11,798 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 4,778 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,995 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,535 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 690 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 564 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 425 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 239 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 killed5,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,825 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,592 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 about as 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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