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17,753 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Abductions in Pakistan, protests in the Netherlands and people killed in the Philippines drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 964 stories, usually 28
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Pakistan

516 of its 964 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (294 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

56 of its 290 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 22 of the Netherlands' 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

271 of its 654 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Somalia

43 of its 49 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tbilisi accounted for 15 of Georgia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 10 of Tbilisi's 15 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

102 of its 229 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 102 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 67 of Palestine's 132 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 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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Also named far more than usual: covid in Mauritius (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (34 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in China (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); bird flu in Canada (23 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heatwave in India (17 of its stories, about three 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 12 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 17,753 stories about harm among 102,368 counted on 12 Mar.

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Mauritius' news mentioned Covid about 7 times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 102,368 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 54% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. On 12 March 2024, 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 →

Syria61 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Pakistan54 in 100 of its 964 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 613 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Manhattan US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 289 Quetta Pakistan50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Philippine Philippines47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Gaza Palestine28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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 readKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTonga: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMauritius: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualSibi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 67 stories, carried by 96 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 85 stories, carried by 54 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsIndiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 42 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 20 stories, carried by 13 outletsInverness, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

● Pakistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mauritius warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sibi Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 67 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 85 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,261 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,608 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,970 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,139 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 749 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 655 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 645 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 295 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 killed3,735 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting refugees111 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations102 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 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
● 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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