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18,907 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Peshawar, illness in Philippine and evacuations in Poland drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia →
Part of lifeHealth 41 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostPakistan 49 in 100 of its 639 stories, usually 32
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

313 of its 639 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Peshawar accounted for 188 of Pakistan's 313 stories about harm, carried by 398 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Russia

1,473 of its 5,735 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Tsunami was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with train derailment. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 867 of Ukraine's 2,125 stories about harm, carried by 959 outlets. Tsunami was named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and tornadoes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

41 of its 136 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

20 of its 26 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Romania

48 of its 144 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Ethiopia

28 of its 47 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Australia (117 of its stories, about three times its usual); tsunami in Ukraine (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Russia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); train derailment in US (33 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 18,907 stories about harm among 82,501 counted on 4 Mar.

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Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Ukraine and Russia. 23 in every 100 of the day's 82,501 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Pakistan, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. On 4 March 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 23 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong55 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 57 · mostly health Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan49 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia44 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Moscow Russia128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 638 Kyiv Ukraine126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 867 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Woodrow Wilson US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28

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 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: no storiesU.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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: 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 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 lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMadagascar: 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 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIsrael: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBulgaria: 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 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 38 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 5,210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Trinidad & Tobago: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 50 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sri Lanka: 37 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Romania: 33 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 37 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 49 in 100 of its 639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Morocco: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Liberia: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lesotho: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 44 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hungary: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ethiopia: 60 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Eritrea: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cuba: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Hong Kong: 55 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Brunei: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 5,210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Pakistan 49 in 100 of its 639 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Hong Kong 55 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 41 in 100 of its 5,210 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 44 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly health ● Philippines 40 in 100 of its 537 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health41% 7,736 stories · much less than usual (usually 49%) Rights & justice18% 3,312 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,591 stories · more than usual (usually 10%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,932 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 1,216 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood5% 920 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 558 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 466 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 killed4,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting arrests1,265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,194 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees724 at about three times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations408 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting people displaced228 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting abductions151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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
● 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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