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35,727 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Baghdad, illness in Tehran and people injured in Mexico. Iraq's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 70 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 51 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 20
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

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

140 of its 209 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Baghdad accounted for 102 of Iraq's 140 stories about harm, carried by 323 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Health

Iran

322 of its 483 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 158 of Iran's 322 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding and poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Hungary

53 of its 103 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Budapest accounted for 39 of Hungary's 53 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Health

Belgium

81 of its 203 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Switzerland

133 of its 356 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Israel

237 of its 539 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Plague was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

South Africa

358 of its 1,039 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

UK

2,554 of its 8,757 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). HIV was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (58 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in South Africa (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in Israel (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

29 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 28 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 35,727 stories about harm among 124,134 counted on 11 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 4 August 2019. 29 in every 100 of the day's 124,134 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 12 March 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 29 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia70 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq67 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Iran67 in 100 of its 483 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Syria65 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 463 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1874 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Wuhan China36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 939 New Rochelle US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 a little warmer than the world'sZambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sLaos: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Iraq about 4 times as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 322 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 133 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health70% 24,870 stories · much more than usual (usually 48%) Rights & justice13% 4,475 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents6% 2,215 stories · much less than usual (usually 12%) Conflict & violence5% 1,687 stories · less than usual (usually 9%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 805 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 676 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 408 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 286 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 killed8,395 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,013 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill251 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations196 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria 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
● 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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