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16,253 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to train derailment in Greece, illness in Havana and violence in Mogadishu. Israel's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 77 in 100 of its 569 stories, usually 18
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

438 of its 569 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Athens accounted for 186 of Greece's 438 stories about harm, carried by 546 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (358 stories). Train derailment was named in 231 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Cuba

50 of its 99 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 41 of Cuba's 50 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Illness was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

39 of its 44 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Mogadishu accounted for 23 of Somalia's 39 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 177 of Israel's 246 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 94 of Tel Aviv's 177 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

35 of Tehran's 66 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Cambodia

43 of its 86 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Flu was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings, respiratory illness and snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 6 of Khartoum's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

34 of its 126 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 17 of Oslo's 17 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in Cambodia (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Iran (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 16,253 stories about harm among 82,024 counted on 1 Mar.

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In Greece, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 82,024 stories, as usual. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Greece's news. On 1 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. Over February, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 in February 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece77 in 100 of its 569 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine71 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba51 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Cambodia50 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 567 Tel Aviv Israel94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Chicago US58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Manhattan US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Tehran Iran35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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 readUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualLouisiana, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsTemple Israel, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 56 stories, carried by 135 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 38 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 15 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

● Louisiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Temple Israel US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 56 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,928 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice23% 3,713 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,811 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence9% 1,411 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood5% 807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 568 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 542 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 249 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 killed3,675 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees138 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions74 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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