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The news turned to violence in Mogadishu, drownings in Türkiye and protests in Dakar (Senegal). Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 71 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 46
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 47 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Conflict & violence

Somalia

86 of its 121 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Mogadishu accounted for 63 of Somalia's 86 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

80 of its 207 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories). Drownings were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

34 of its 71 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dakar accounted for 31 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 23 of Dakar's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Health

Albania

12 of its 19 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Russia

Moscow accounted for 229 of Russia's 399 stories about harm, carried by 551 outlets. 134 of Moscow's 229 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

40 of its 58 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

242 of its 699 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Malaria was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 33 of Iran's 60 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malawi

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Syria (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Mozambique (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heavy rain in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Malaysia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (456 of its stories, about 6 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 15 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 18,679 stories about harm among 108,567 counted on 15 Mar.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Syria's news. of the day's 108,567 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Somalia stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. On 16 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia71 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,392 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 448 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 443 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Gaza Palestine29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241

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 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: too little coverage to readU.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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualGrenada: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBaku, Azerbaijan -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsTelangana, India -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsIdaho, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsExeter, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 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

● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Telangana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Salt Lake City US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Exeter UK 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 →

Health30% 5,509 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,754 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,912 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,455 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 870 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 764 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 394 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 killed4,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,244 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less than 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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