The news turned to violence in Dhaka, flooding in Australia and protests in Yangon (Myanmar). Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read harsher than usual.
216 of its 355 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dhaka accounted for 78 of Bangladesh's 216 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.
697 of its 2,190 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (68 stories). Flooding was named in 245 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
24 of Yangon's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
56 of its 64 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
51 of its 65 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reykjavik accounted for 25 of Iceland's 51 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.
288 of its 822 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Moscow accounted for 177 of Russia's 288 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets.
Also named far more than usual:
road crashes in New Zealand (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in India (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in UK (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in US (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).
Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 25,054 stories about harm among 96,826 counted on 23 Mar.
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Of the day's 96,826 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 23 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 40 in every 100, against 26 today.
26 in every 100 of the day's 96,826 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 26).
Bangladesh: 216 of its 355 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%.
Australia: 697 of its 2,190 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%.
Myanmar: 24 of Yangon's 26 stories were about protests or strikes.
Niger: 56 of its 64 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%.
Mentions of flooding ran about 5 times their usual in Australia's news.
Mentions of the cyclone ran about three times their usual in Bangladesh's news.
Across the world, the words of the day's news were harsher than usual.
A year earlier, on 23 March 2020, 40 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.
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