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25,886 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), the tsunami in Japan and people displaced in Syria. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 57 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 50 in 100 of its 256 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words 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

132 of its 142 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 83%. Yangon accounted for 93 of Myanmar's 132 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 89 of Yangon's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

372 of its 1,378 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Tsunami was named in 216 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

98 of its 143 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (43 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

Senegal

22 of its 33 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Dakar accounted for 16 of Senegal's 22 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. 14 of Dakar's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Indonesia

98 of its 186 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

19 of its 28 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Covid was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

74 of its 125 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 40 of Ethiopia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Croatia

13 of its 41 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

Cairo accounted for 45 of Egypt's 65 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Haiti (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); heavy rain in Australia (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in UK (48 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in China (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 25,886 stories about harm among 99,427 counted on 11 Mar.

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In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 99,427 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 11 March 2020, 29 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. In Myanmar, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 83% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar93 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 83 · mostly rights & justice Syria69 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 40 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US190 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1517 Yangon Myanmar89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Beijing China77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196 New York US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 760

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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'sNorth Macedonia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 more fearful 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'sIsle of Man: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sTonga: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: 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

● Kashmir about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Indonesia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Afghanistan a little warmer than the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health57% 14,500 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice21% 5,384 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,339 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence5% 1,272 stories · less than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 785 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 610 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 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 killed6,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured934 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced173 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting abductions170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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