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46,747 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Beirut (Lebanon), landslides in Slovakia and violence in Sanaa. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSlovakia 71 in 100 of its 119 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

158 of its 300 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 124 of Lebanon's 158 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. 88 of Beirut's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Flu was named in 87 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Slovakia

85 of its 119 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (79 stories). Landslides were named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Slovakia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

635 of its 694 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sanaa accounted for 288 of Yemen's 635 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Guyana

81 of its 150 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Georgetown accounted for 72 of Guyana's 81 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 57 of Georgetown's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Honduras

279 of its 330 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. 102 of la Esperanza's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (195 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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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Protests & strikes

Suriname

33 of its 40 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paramaribo accounted for 32 of Suriname's 33 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 27 of Paramaribo's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Health

Papua New Guinea

54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and dengue.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,360 of its 1,940 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with malaria. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Micronesia (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); wildfires in Greenland (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Papua New Guinea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 46,747 stories about harm among 253,317 counted on 4 Mar.

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In Slovakia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Lebanon stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 253,317 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 694 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras85 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Mozambique78 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 177 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia71 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 17 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US358 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1951 Delhi India194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 459 Damascus Syria190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 446 Jerusalem Israel142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Ramallah Palestine110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTogo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 635 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Honduras about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 279 stories about harm ● Slovakia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 38 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 17,441 stories · much more than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence21% 9,697 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,799 stories · about as usual Health11% 4,914 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,544 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,219 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,690 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,271 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 killed12,739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,620 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,008 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting refugees1,850 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions710 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill128 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmtha little more than 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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