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19,540 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Beersheba, protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) and people injured in Sweden. Israel's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 43 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

245 of its 480 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beersheba accounted for 101 of Israel's 245 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Beersheba stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 11 of Aung Hlaing's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

75 of its 175 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Portugal

40 of its 99 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

944 of its 3,112 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Poisoning was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 524 of Ukraine's 1,223 stories about harm, carried by 787 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

41 of its 92 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Kampala's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Health

China

630 of its 1,943 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Plane crash was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Health

Taiwan

47 of its 146 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 21 of Sudan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 20 of Khartoum's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Malawi (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in China (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (85 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,540 stories about harm among 85,790 counted on 22 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,790 stories, as usual. On 22 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Senegal54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 24 · mostly shelter & services Syria54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Moscow Russia123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Kyiv Ukraine118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 San Francisco US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Orlando US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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 lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 25 outletsDakar, Senegal -- shelter & services: 24 stories, carried by 25 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 19 outletsColchester, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKentucky, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 34 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 52 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

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khartoum Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Dakar Senegal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 24 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Colchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 8,181 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,512 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,363 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 901 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 713 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 690 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 657 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 killed4,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced347 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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