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21,669 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Yangon (Myanmar), rights and justice in Dhaka and arrests in Syria drew the news. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 95 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 72
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

216 of its 228 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Yangon accounted for 145 of Myanmar's 216 stories about harm, carried by 417 outlets. 143 of Yangon's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Health

Bangladesh

100 of its 189 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Chad

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Ndjamena's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Marib accounted for 44 of Yemen's 99 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Ghana

275 of its 625 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Switzerland

69 of its 205 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Geneva accounted for 51 of Switzerland's 69 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets.

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Health

Finland

36 of its 103 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Health

Philippines

346 of its 680 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cholera in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in UK (73 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); dengue in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 21,669 stories about harm among 85,096 counted on 1 Mar.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Myanmar. of the day's 85,096 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Mexico's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 95% about people being harmed, against a usual 72%. A year earlier, on 1 March 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over February, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in February 2020.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar95 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria74 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen69 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 55 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 938 Yangon Myanmar143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Beijing China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Orlando US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice 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'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 216 stories about harm ● Mauritania few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 12,501 stories · much more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 3,918 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,889 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,377 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 721 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 537 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 335 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 222 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 killed5,094 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations64 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 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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