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17,623 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at abductions in Pakistan, people killed in the Philippines and the cyclone in Malawi. Pakistan's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 46 in 100 of its 769 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast 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

357 of its 769 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (123 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

206 of its 540 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malawi

29 of its 86 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Angola

22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Luanda accounted for 20 of Angola's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

26 of its 49 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

50 of its 157 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

Punta Cana accounted for 23 of the Dominican Republic's 26 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Power cuts were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 63 of Bangladesh's 105 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Dominican Republic (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); meningitis in India (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in UK (12 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 13 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 17,623 stories about harm among 101,034 counted on 13 Mar.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. of the day's 101,034 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. Pakistan's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. On 13 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 →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Israel60 in 100 of its 706 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 245 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Congo54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 778 Trump Tower US191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Gaza Palestine38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Quetta Pakistan29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualJandola, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsAlaska, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 37 outletsMaleny, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 74 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 34 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

● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Jandola Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Alaska US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,247 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,504 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,981 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,058 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 734 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 681 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 677 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 326 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 killed3,302 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured616 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions344 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Israel Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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