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22,322 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to illness in Paris, arrests in Azerbaijan and protests in Beirut (Lebanon). Azerbaijan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostFinland 41 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

France

282 of its 825 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Paris accounted for 175 of France's 282 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

27 of its 37 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Madagascar

7 of its 9 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Congo

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 5 of Brazzaville's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 61 of Myanmar's 106 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. 60 of Yangon's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Malaria was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Finland

50 of its 121 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

21 of its 31 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (46 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); malaria in Nigeria (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
29 in 10024 in 10018 Feb25 Feb4 Mar11 Mar19 Mar18 Feb: 26 in 10019 Feb: 26 in 10020 Feb: 28 in 10021 Feb: 29 in 10022 Feb: 26 in 10023 Feb: 26 in 10024 Feb: 25 in 10025 Feb: 25 in 10026 Feb: 25 in 10027 Feb: 27 in 10028 Feb: 28 in 1001 Mar: 25 in 1002 Mar: 26 in 1003 Mar: 25 in 1004 Mar: 25 in 1005 Mar: 25 in 1006 Mar: 26 in 1007 Mar: 27 in 1008 Mar: 25 in 1009 Mar: 25 in 10010 Mar: 25 in 10011 Mar: 26 in 10012 Mar: 26 in 10013 Mar: 27 in 10014 Mar: 28 in 10015 Mar: 26 in 10016 Mar: 25 in 10017 Mar: 26 in 10018 Mar: 25 in 10019 Mar: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 22,322 stories about harm among 91,348 counted on 19 Mar.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 8 February 2021. On 19 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 24 today. France stood out: 34% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. 24 in every 100 of the day's 91,348 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 26.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar90 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 85 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon51 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 37 · mostly food & livelihood Ethiopia48 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 961 Atlanta US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Yangon Myanmar60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 377 Beijing China36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 65 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Türkiye: 40 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tanzania: 43 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 222 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 824 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Senegal: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Saudi Arabia: 38 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 685 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Papua New Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 33 in 100 of its 1,147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 68 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 407 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 51 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kyrgyzstan: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 39 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 56 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hungary: 43 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 38 in 100 of its 573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 66 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)France: 34 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Finland: 41 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 48 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 90 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Brazil: 37 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bolivia: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Azerbaijan: 73 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Algeria: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Myanmar 90 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 59 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 126 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 51 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly food & livelihood ● Tanzania 43 in 100 of its 249 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 48 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 12,123 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,107 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents7% 1,627 stories · less than usual (usually 10%) Conflict & violence6% 1,398 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 764 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 533 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 343 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 236 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 killed5,951 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,842 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,341 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured814 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions147 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 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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