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25,010 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Bucharest, people injured in Sudan and arrests in Azerbaijan drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRomania 47 in 100 of its 276 stories, usually 10
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Sudan

37 of its 51 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

70 of its 184 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Haiti

41 of its 70 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 23 of Haiti's 41 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bahrain

12 of its 44 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 98 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 71 of Syria's 132 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Italy

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Switzerland (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Thailand (19 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flu in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Philippines (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Italy (10 of its stories, about three 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 31 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 25,010 stories about harm among 133,856 counted on 31 Mar.

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In Romania, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 10% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 133,856 stories, as usual. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Switzerland's news. On 31 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 39 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria68 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti59 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Malawi57 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar52 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Washington US224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 855 Nashville US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Ciudad Juarez Mexico46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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 readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualLeuven, Belgium -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsFranklin County, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsAnchorage, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 24 outletsLima, Peru -- health: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 126 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Leuven Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Franklin County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Anchorage US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 7,892 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 6,486 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 4,081 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 2,246 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,250 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,227 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 887 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 458 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 killed5,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,365 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,397 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations231 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting abductions174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people displaced167 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran

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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