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19,105 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Beledweyne and Tigray and storms in Paraguay drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 45 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSomalia 85 in 100 of its 73 stories, usually 53
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

62 of its 73 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Beledweyne accounted for 28 of Somalia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

51 of its 112 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tigray accounted for 30 of Ethiopia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

67 of its 119 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 67 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bangladesh

77 of its 172 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 37 of Bangladesh's 77 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (148 stories). Measles was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Lebanon

31 of its 78 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Portugal

28 of its 83 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Sri Lanka

58 of its 146 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Portugal (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Egypt (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in China (10 of its stories, about 9 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 24 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 19,105 stories about harm among 88,402 counted on 24 Mar.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 August 2021. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 88,402 stories, below the usual 23. It was the second day running that the news turned to Somalia. In Portugal's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 8 times their usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia85 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia46 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Hong Kong43 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 53 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 649 Kyiv Ukraine97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Sydney Australia26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88

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: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: 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 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 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAsuncion, Paraguay -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 25 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 30 outletsPonte Vedra, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- health: 65 stories, carried by 44 outletsGlenmore Lodge, UK -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 24 stories, carried by 25 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

● Asuncion Paraguay about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 33 stories ● Ponte Vedra US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Gateshead UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health45% 8,561 stories · more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice18% 3,346 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,261 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,789 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,132 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 780 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 499 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 killed3,828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees712 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced318 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations107 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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