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8,937 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at heavy rain in Indonesia, protests in Minsk (Belarus) and oil spill in the Philippines. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 61 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

81 of its 133 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Jakarta accounted for 74 of Indonesia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Minsk accounted for 14 of Belarus' 21 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 14 of Minsk's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Philippines

158 of its 405 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (77 stories). Oil spill was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Colombia

29 of its 54 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Caqueta's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

91 of its 218 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tunis accounted for 19 of Tunisia's 29 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 12 of Tunis' 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

66 of its 166 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

53 of its 126 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 16 of Larissa's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Belgium

14 of its 38 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (39 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in India (29 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); drownings in US (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 8,937 stories about harm among 41,939 counted on 4 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 4 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. of the day's 41,939 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine77 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria57 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Colombia54 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice Israel45 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 368 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Jerusalem Israel22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Tehran Iran21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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 readPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: 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 lessIraq: too little coverage to readIran: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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 readSão Tomé: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualDoha, Qatar -- health: 23 stories, carried by 22 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsColorado, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 21 outletsDublin, Ireland -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 41 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Colorado 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 · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,858 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,298 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,659 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 359 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Displacement2% 181 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 killed2,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions78 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Colombia and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Iran

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 harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.