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28,359 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), rights and justice in Kigali and the tsunami in North Korea. North Korea's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 73 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

France

492 of its 1,826 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 342 of France's 492 stories about harm, carried by 595 outlets. 267 of Paris' 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

119 of its 162 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 119 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

84 of its 164 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 62 of North Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Tsunami was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

220 of its 404 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 129 of Iran's 220 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

116 of its 570 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

123 of its 239 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 48 of Iraq's 123 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

396 of its 1,241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Outbreaks were named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria, flu and polio.

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Health

Tanzania

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

53 of its 70 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in South Korea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (97 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 28,359 stories about harm among 153,283 counted on 24 Mar.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 153,283 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 24 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. France's news was 27% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda73 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi63 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 843 Manhattan US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Delhi India113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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 readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: 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: 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 lessGermany: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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 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 readArgentina: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNebraska, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 36 outletsDelaware, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsWaterloo, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 19 stories, carried by 29 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 46 outletsPeace River, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 36 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 13 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

● Nebraska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Waterloo Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 9,842 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 7,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,932 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 3,083 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,132 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,113 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 932 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 564 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 killed5,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malawi Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about twice 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 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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