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12,332 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Amman, protests in Yangon (Myanmar) and people displaced in Syria. Myanmar's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJordan 60 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Jordan

53 of its 89 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Amman accounted for 37 of Jordan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 73 of Myanmar's 131 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. 68 of Yangon's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

101 of its 125 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

France

110 of its 319 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kazakhstan

20 of its 37 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Almaty accounted for 19 of Kazakhstan's 20 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

39 of its 83 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

UK

1,333 of its 3,660 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (199 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Iran

98 of its 182 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 55 of Iran's 98 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets.

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Health

Brazil

55 of its 113 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 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: avalanche in US (42 of its stories, about three times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 12,332 stories about harm among 44,265 counted on 14 Mar.

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In Jordan, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 28 in every 100 of the day's 44,265 stories, above the usual 26. It was the second day running that the news turned to Jordan. In the US's news, mentions of the avalanche ran about three times their usual. On 14 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 36 in every 100, against 28 today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar87 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 84 · mostly rights & justice Syria81 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen73 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan60 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 22 · mostly health Iran54 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Yangon Myanmar68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Louisville US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: 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'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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'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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than 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'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: 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 a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than 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'sGreece: coverage a little angrier 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'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 more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Afghanistan a little warmer than the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Jordan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 6,147 stories · less than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice22% 2,727 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,213 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,061 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 502 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 280 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 183 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 137 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 killed3,516 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,106 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.