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19,622 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Mogadishu, deaths in Cairo and the earthquake in Taiwan. Somalia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 44 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 74 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 52
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Somalia

45 of its 61 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Mogadishu accounted for 35 of Somalia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Health

Egypt

78 of its 231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 78 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

58 of its 170 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Earthquake was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Israel

232 of its 499 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beersheba accounted for 97 of Israel's 232 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

New Zealand

231 of its 504 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, power cuts and cyclone.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia, avalanche and hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Uganda

41 of its 95 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Sweden

50 of its 166 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Ireland

255 of its 970 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Afghanistan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in China (70 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Jamaica (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (471 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 19,622 stories about harm among 88,746 counted on 23 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 14 February 2022. of the day's 88,746 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 22 today. Somalia's news was 74% about people being harmed, against a usual 52%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia74 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen48 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel46 in 100 of its 499 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq46 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand46 in 100 of its 504 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 430 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Kyiv Ukraine56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Orlando US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualParaguay: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualDelaware, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsDakar, Senegal -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 45 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 85 outletsLuhansk, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 16 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

● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Dakar Senegal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 35 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health44% 8,493 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,457 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,277 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,180 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Food & livelihood6% 1,150 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 652 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 600 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 594 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 killed4,111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,911 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,463 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,002 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees571 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations146 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting abductions93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill15 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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