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Violence in Kabul, protests in Sharpeville (South Africa) and the hunger in Sudan drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 68 in 100 of its 205 stories, usually 51
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

113 of its 190 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kabul accounted for 61 of Afghanistan's 113 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Displacement

Sudan

69 of its 102 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 69 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Hunger was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

94 of its 310 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Haiti

139 of its 205 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 105 of Haiti's 139 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

10 of its 22 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Cameroun's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 133 of Ukraine's 254 stories about harm, carried by 247 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 193 of Palestine's 241 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Venezuela

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Chad

18 of its 42 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Fiji (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in India (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); train derailment in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Israel (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plague in UK (12 of its stories, about 5 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 21 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 19,769 stories about harm among 116,998 counted on 21 Mar.

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Mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual in Sudan's news. of the day's 116,998 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Afghanistan stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 42%. On 22 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti68 in 100 of its 205 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Israel60 in 100 of its 1,410 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 403 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 526 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Boston US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 215 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234

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: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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 readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: 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: 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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 usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 48 outletsYorkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 52 outletsBletchley, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 39 outletsUttar Pradesh, India -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKansas, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBlackrock, Canada -- other: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsKern County, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 33 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

● Brussels Belgium about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Bletchley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Uttar Pradesh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 6,053 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,034 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,613 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,529 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 976 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 877 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 789 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 492 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 killed4,368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions447 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced251 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 softer than 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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