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47,250 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to rights and justice in Cairo, violence in Brussels and people displaced in Beirut. Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 60 in 100 of its 989 stories, usually 37
RegionEurope 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Egypt

598 of its 989 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Cairo accounted for 399 of Egypt's 598 stories about harm, carried by 259 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Road crashes were named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

5,520 of its 6,884 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Brussels accounted for 5,444 of Belgium's 5,520 stories about harm, carried by 2,363 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (1,802 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

56 of its 275 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

South Korea

222 of its 774 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

58 of its 82 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Skopje accounted for 53 of North Macedonia's 58 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

181 of its 496 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ghana

147 of its 482 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (65 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

242 of its 274 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Srebrenica accounted for 183 of Bosnia's 242 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kenya

182 of its 500 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Puerto Rico (56 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Somalia (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); hepatitis in China (52 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 47,250 stories about harm among 205,823 counted on 25 Mar.

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Of the day's 205,823 news stories, 23 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 274 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 81 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,278 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Belgium80 in 100 of its 6,884 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1296 Cairo Egypt196 stories about protests or strikes, of its 399 Jerusalem Israel157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 506 Charlotte US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 Brussels Belgium134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 5444

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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'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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Bosnia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 598 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 204 stories about harm ● Kenya about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 680 stories about harm ● Philippines about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 16,698 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence32% 15,058 stories · much more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents9% 4,370 stories · less than usual (usually 13%) Health8% 3,841 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,352 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,240 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,219 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 834 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 killed15,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,018 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people injured5,889 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Belgium and the US Stories reporting people affected3,657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees777 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions566 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations331 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill72 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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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