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16,675 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Iran, protests in Paris (France) and illness in Hanoi. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 69 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 43
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Iran

91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 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 →
Protests & strikes

France

239 of its 881 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 109 of Paris' 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Vietnam

389 of its 1,144 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 208 of Vietnam's 389 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

89 of its 427 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

99 of its 144 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kigali accounted for 68 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

146 of its 209 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Deir Ezzor accounted for 46 of Syria's 146 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Tanzania

27 of its 60 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

106 of its 218 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 64 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

31 of its 87 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Norway (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Finland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,675 stories about harm among 87,712 counted on 25 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 87,712 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 March 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Iran, 58% 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 →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda69 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Manhattan US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Los Angeles US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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 lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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 lessItaly: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSukma, India -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsOlympia, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsKingsthorpe, UK -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 42 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 25 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 17 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

● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Sukma India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Olympia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Kingsthorpe UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,934 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,173 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,902 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,955 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 677 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 462 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 killed4,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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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