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30,641 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kabul, illness in Seoul and protests in Lesbos (Greece). Afghanistan's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostItaly 47 in 100 of its 1,236 stories, usually 31
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

338 of its 523 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 152 of Afghanistan's 338 stories about harm, carried by 351 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Türkiye

213 of its 422 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Iran

424 of its 663 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 234 of Iran's 424 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

11 of its 20 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Romania

37 of its 105 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Health

Indonesia

143 of its 297 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 75 of Indonesia's 143 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets.

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Health

India

1,837 of its 5,767 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 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: hunger in Ethiopia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Brazil (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (77 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (699 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 25 the day before
26 in 10020 in 1004 Feb11 Feb18 Feb25 Feb4 Mar4 Feb: 21 in 1005 Feb: 20 in 1006 Feb: 21 in 1007 Feb: 21 in 1008 Feb: 22 in 1009 Feb: 23 in 10010 Feb: 21 in 10011 Feb: 20 in 10012 Feb: 20 in 10013 Feb: 20 in 10014 Feb: 20 in 10015 Feb: 22 in 10016 Feb: 23 in 10017 Feb: 21 in 10018 Feb: 20 in 10019 Feb: 20 in 10020 Feb: 20 in 10021 Feb: 20 in 10022 Feb: 21 in 10023 Feb: 21 in 10024 Feb: 21 in 10025 Feb: 22 in 10026 Feb: 22 in 10027 Feb: 23 in 10028 Feb: 24 in 10029 Feb: 26 in 1001 Mar: 25 in 1002 Mar: 24 in 1003 Mar: 25 in 1004 Mar: 25 in 100 · this day

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 30,641 stories about harm among 124,427 counted on 4 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Ethiopia's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Afghanistan. of the day's 124,427 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 523 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 663 stories · usually 54 · mostly health China59 in 100 of its 4,131 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Hong Kong57 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 786 Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1249 Kabul Afghanistan47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 New York US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 52 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Puerto Rico: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Türkiye: 50 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Thailand: 35 in 100 of its 269 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Taiwan: 43 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Syria: 71 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Sudan: 43 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)South Korea: 57 in 100 of its 599 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Singapore: 36 in 100 of its 336 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Saudi Arabia: 40 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Romania: 35 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 707 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,569 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Nicaragua: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)New Zealand: 31 in 100 of its 890 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kuwait: 40 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Italy: 47 in 100 of its 1,236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Iran: 64 in 100 of its 663 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Indonesia: 48 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)India: 32 in 100 of its 5,767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Guatemala: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Greece: 38 in 100 of its 379 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Colombia: 36 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 59 in 100 of its 4,131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Hong Kong: 57 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Cambodia: 35 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 523 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)China: 59 in 100 of its 4,131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 25)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 25 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 71 in 100 of its 341 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 64 in 100 of its 663 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 523 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 59 in 100 of its 4,131 stories · mostly health ● South Korea 57 in 100 of its 599 stories · mostly health ● Hong Kong 57 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly health

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 17,744 stories · much more than usual (usually 43%) Rights & justice16% 4,810 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,077 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence7% 2,179 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 878 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 734 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 549 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 297 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 killed8,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,037 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees400 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations190 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting abductions162 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill153 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.

● Angera little less than 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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