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11,918 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), flooding in Australia and people injured in Iran drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 50 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAustralia 38 in 100 of its 1,183 stories, usually 23
RegionOceania 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

114 of its 213 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Istanbul accounted for 76 of Türkiye's 114 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. 39 of Istanbul's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

444 of its 1,183 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Flooding was named in 217 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and power cuts.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

51 of its 113 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 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.

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

Thailand

48 of its 105 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bangkok accounted for 34 of Thailand's 48 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 22 of Bangkok's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

132 of its 314 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 26 of Sharpeville's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 33 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 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.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

9 of Sanaa's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 52 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 29 of Yangon's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

41 of its 54 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. the Reykjanes Peninsula accounted for 23 of Iceland's 41 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: malaria in Congo (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in US (67 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 11,918 stories about harm among 43,592 counted on 21 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Australia and the US. 27 in every 100 of the day's 43,592 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 26. For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. On 21 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 41 in every 100, against 27 today. Türkiye's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar83 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland76 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria62 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 46 · mostly health Türkiye54 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 London UK66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 243 Washington US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Alabama US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Istanbul Türkiye39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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 readTrinidad & 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sChile: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint 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 warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: 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'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Afghanistan a little warmer than the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Tanzania few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health50% 5,887 stories · less than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice22% 2,651 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,224 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 932 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 543 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 253 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 194 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 135 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 killed3,579 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured671 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations88 at about three times the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced60 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about one and a half times 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 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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