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7,211 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Athens (Greece), flooding in Malaysia and abductions in Mali. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 64 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Greece

91 of its 143 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Athens accounted for 53 of Greece's 91 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 48 of Athens' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Accidents were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three 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.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

73 of its 183 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Azerbaijan

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lachin accounted for 21 of Azerbaijan's 30 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Lachin's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice 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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

115 of its 253 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 18 of Indonesia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

South Africa

118 of its 332 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in US (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 7,211 stories about harm among 35,342 counted on 5 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,342 stories, as usual. On 5 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Azerbaijan45 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Athens Greece48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Beijing China44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: 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: 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsHouston, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsWinburg, South Africa -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 42 stories, carried by 24 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsMiami, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 85 outletsVancouver, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 17 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

● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Houston US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Winburg South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Glasgow UK 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 →

Health31% 2,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,336 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 329 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 281 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 143 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 killed1,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Mali Stories reporting evacuations68 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times 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 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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