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24,806 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Dar es Salaam, violence in Tehran and protests in Yangon (Myanmar). Tanzania's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 60 in 100 of its 332 stories, usually 41
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Tanzania

200 of its 332 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 123 of Tanzania's 200 stories about harm, carried by 210 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

89 of its 206 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tehran accounted for 58 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 45 of Myanmar's 73 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. 41 of Yangon's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 82 of Afghanistan's 132 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Helicopter crash was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

80 of its 151 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Bulgaria

35 of its 81 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Paraguay

12 of its 16 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 4 of Asuncion's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

63 of its 155 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Algeria (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Greece (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Afghanistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Germany (12 of its stories, about 4 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 18 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 24,806 stories about harm among 97,301 counted on 18 Mar.

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Algeria's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. 25 in every 100 of the day's 97,301 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Tanzania. A year earlier, on 18 March 2020, 39 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Tanzania's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar86 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Yemen72 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania60 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Afghanistan56 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1138 Atlanta US89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 610 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Yangon Myanmar41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: 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'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 Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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 fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times 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'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times 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'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier 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'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Tanzania about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Algeria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 13,395 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 5,296 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,176 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,541 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 837 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 587 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 472 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 261 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 killed6,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,833 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured909 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions133 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced108 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting evacuations53 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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