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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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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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: no storiesUzbekistan: 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: no storiesCayman 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: 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 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 lessMexico: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessHungary: 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: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: no storiesFaroe 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 70 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Türkiye: 54 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Tunisia: 62 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Thailand: 46 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Philippines: 48 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 591 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 840 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Niger: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Mozambique: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Madagascar: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Jamaica: 39 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iran: 45 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Indonesia: 52 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Iceland: 76 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Guatemala: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Greece: 37 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Ethiopia: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Congo: 53 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Central African Republic: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Myanmar: 83 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bulgaria: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Australia: 38 in 100 of its 1,183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 27)
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 27 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 83 in 100 of its 63 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 76 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 54 in 100 of its 213 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Philippines 48 in 100 of its 471 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly health

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

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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