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14,291 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), deaths in Cundinamarca and landslides in Malawi. Malawi's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLibya 70 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 38
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 43 of Iran's 82 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Colombia

41 of its 62 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Cundinamarca accounted for 27 of Colombia's 41 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Cundinamarca stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

83 of its 110 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hurricane. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malawi over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

75 of its 107 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Tripoli accounted for 45 of Libya's 75 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (65 stories).

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

Senegal

20 of its 30 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Dakar accounted for 20 of Senegal's 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 17 of Dakar's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

78 of its 234 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Oil spill was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

33 of its 39 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

27 of its 51 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tigray accounted for 19 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

65 of its 132 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

23 of its 53 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Türkiye (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Sri Lanka (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Netherlands (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in India (59 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 14,291 stories about harm among 78,351 counted on 16 Mar.

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In New Zealand's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 16 March 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 78,351 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Iran, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Malawi75 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 47 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia66 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 27 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Ethiopia53 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Lahore Pakistan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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 readCuraçao: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 13 outletsMontana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsIllinois, US -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 85 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsYorkshire, UK -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● Kano Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,789 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice25% 3,452 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,111 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence10% 1,424 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 772 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 667 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 600 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 230 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 killed2,958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured715 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees108 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people falling ill20 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 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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