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8,410 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Volcanic eruption in Indonesia, protests in Prague (Czechia) and violence in Balkh drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMexico 55 in 100 of its 240 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

51 of its 84 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Merapi accounted for 30 of Indonesia's 51 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Czechia

12 of its 22 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Prague accounted for 11 of the Czechia's 12 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 9 of Prague's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories → Prague stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

83 of its 120 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Balkh accounted for 42 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Balkh stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

133 of its 240 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (83 stories). Avalanche was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Japan

112 of its 425 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Tsunami was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with earthquake.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

20 of its 21 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Zambezia accounted for 13 of Mozambique's 20 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hurricane.

its stories →
Health

China

244 of its 890 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

114 of its 321 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

48 of its 256 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 17 of Riyadh's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tbilisi accounted for 11 of Georgia's 14 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. 11 of Tbilisi's 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (60 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Mozambique (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in India (55 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (34 of its stories, about 7 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 11 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 8,410 stories about harm among 42,080 counted on 11 Mar.

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Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,080 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. Indonesia stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. A year earlier, on 11 March 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia61 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Mexico55 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Syria53 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye46 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Beijing China25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Tel Aviv Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Tehran Iran18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 31 outletsCincinnati, US -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 43 outletsPrague, Czechia -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 23 outletsNewport, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 45 stories, carried by 56 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

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Cincinnati US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Prague Czechia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 11 stories ● Newport UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,604 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 2,210 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,516 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 888 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 388 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 279 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 265 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 145 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 killed2,097 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions188 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations135 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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.