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31,806 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Ethiopia, protests in Mexico City (Mexico) and arrests in Italy drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 69 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 78 in 100 of its 135 stories, usually 38
RegionNorth America 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

105 of its 135 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (85 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mexico

130 of its 374 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 45 of Mexico City's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Mexico City stories →
Health

Italy

1,128 of its 2,154 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Tsunami was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Malawi

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 10 of Lilongwe's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Health

North Korea

58 of its 94 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Pyongyang accounted for 41 of North Korea's 58 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Tuberculosis was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 122 of Iran's 311 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Poisoning was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 36 of Sudan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. 19 of Khartoum's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

55 of its 103 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 22 of Caracas' 30 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

105 of its 148 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in North Korea (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); natural hazards in Australia (46 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in India (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 31,806 stories about harm among 114,405 counted on 10 Mar.

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Of the day's 114,405 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. Ethiopia stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 11 March 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia78 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 38 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Iraq71 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 488 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Puerto Rico63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1719 Mexico City Mexico45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 545 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 Wuhan China37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 978

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'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSingapore: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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 readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 220 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health69% 21,698 stories · much more than usual (usually 47%) Rights & justice13% 4,011 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents7% 2,177 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence5% 1,600 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 733 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 605 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 448 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 250 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 killed7,649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,683 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured816 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees299 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the US

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 two-thirds of usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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