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The day's news pointed at landslides in Indonesia, violence in Beirut and people injured in Tanzania. the Netherlands' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 45 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

70 of its 156 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Tanzania

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

28 of its 114 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 18 of Amsterdam's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. the Red Sea accounted for 21 of Djibouti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

52 of its 88 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 37 of Iran's 52 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

21 of its 63 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Colombo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

24 of its 85 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

210 of its 697 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 78 of Russia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 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: illness in Australia (80 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 9,397 stories about harm among 54,689 counted on 10 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 54,689 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. This week the news turned most often to Djibouti, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,067 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran59 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia45 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Gaza Palestine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: 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 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readJammu & 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualDjibouti: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKiltullagh, Ireland -- health: 20 stories, carried by 33 outletsUvalde, US -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 86 outletsCanberra, Australia -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 75 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 21 outletsFlorida, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 81 stories, carried by 147 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kiltullagh Ireland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Uvalde US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories ● Florida US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,560 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,165 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence19% 1,718 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 500 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 357 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 188 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 killed2,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions517 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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 much harsher 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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