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23,066 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Kabul and a disaster in Pyongyang drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 44 in 100 of its 176 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

Nairobi accounted for 93 of Kenya's 144 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 74 of Nairobi's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

165 of its 268 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Kabul accounted for 104 of Afghanistan's 165 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (75 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Tunisia

32 of its 52 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

11 of Aung Hlaing's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

69 of Paris' 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 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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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

214 of Jerusalem's 262 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Libya

44 of its 68 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 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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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Ecuador (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in South Korea (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (572 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (15 of its stories, about 8 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 27 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 23,066 stories about harm among 127,683 counted on 27 Mar.

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Mentions of landslides ran about 8 times their usual in Ecuador's news. of the day's 127,683 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 27 March 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Kenya's news was 29% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar64 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia62 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 595 Nairobi Kenya74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Paris France69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 394

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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 readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKerala, India -- health: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsErnakulam, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsUtah, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 24 outletsNasarawa, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 30 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 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

● Kerala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ernakulam India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 7,343 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,828 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,513 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 2,498 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,291 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 910 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 816 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 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 killed5,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,337 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced306 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Myanmar Stories reporting refugees249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations107 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Belgium

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 about as 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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