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41,569 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Bamako, people killed in Ireland and the cyclone in the Marshall Islands. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlgeria 70 in 100 of its 185 stories, usually 42
RegionEurope 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Mali

213 of its 264 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Bamako accounted for 195 of Mali's 213 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ireland

437 of its 1,904 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (307 stories). Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

France

707 of its 2,473 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Heatwave was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

197 of its 381 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Spain

375 of its 1,353 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (168 stories). Hurricane was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

529 of its 902 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Brussels accounted for 509 of Belgium's 529 stories about harm, carried by 529 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

192 of its 288 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

1,316 of its 3,013 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Plane crash was named in 205 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Russia (205 of its stories, about three times its usual); oil spill in Bangladesh (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kashmir (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in Indonesia (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 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 41,569 stories about harm among 229,258 counted on 21 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed in all 81 days held. In Russia's news, mentions of plane crash ran about three times their usual. Mali stood out: 81% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 56%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 229,258 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali81 in 100 of its 264 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea71 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Algeria70 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq68 in 100 of its 796 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Havana Cuba380 stories about protests or strikes, of its 668 Jerusalem Israel277 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Washington US274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1205 Phoenix US179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Moscow Russia166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 714

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 909 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 290 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 14,198 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 9,585 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,368 stories · about as usual Health10% 4,121 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,112 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,848 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,562 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 880 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 killed12,650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,632 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people injured2,511 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees1,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions411 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations304 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Greece Stories reporting people displaced296 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill51 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand

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
● 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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