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17,361 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Tehran, illness in Havana and protests in Sofia (Bulgaria). Iran's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 46 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 56 in 100 of its 199 stories, usually 31
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Iran

111 of its 199 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 111 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Cuba

27 of its 51 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Havana accounted for 15 of Cuba's 27 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

32 of its 84 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Syria

Damascus accounted for 18 of Syria's 50 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Israel

135 of its 300 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Health

Finland

21 of its 69 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

37 of its 69 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Phnom Penh accounted for 16 of Cambodia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Libya

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Panama

17 of its 44 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); respiratory illness in Ukraine (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Russia (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 23 the day before
25 in 10022 in 10017 Feb24 Feb3 Mar10 Mar18 Mar17 Feb: 24 in 10018 Feb: 24 in 10019 Feb: 25 in 10020 Feb: 25 in 10021 Feb: 24 in 10022 Feb: 23 in 10023 Feb: 23 in 10024 Feb: 23 in 10025 Feb: 23 in 10026 Feb: 23 in 10027 Feb: 23 in 10028 Feb: 22 in 1001 Mar: 23 in 1002 Mar: 23 in 1003 Mar: 22 in 1004 Mar: 23 in 1005 Mar: 23 in 1006 Mar: 24 in 1007 Mar: 23 in 1008 Mar: 23 in 1009 Mar: 23 in 10010 Mar: 22 in 10011 Mar: 23 in 10012 Mar: 24 in 10013 Mar: 24 in 10014 Mar: 22 in 10015 Mar: 23 in 10016 Mar: 22 in 10017 Mar: 23 in 10018 Mar: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 17,361 stories about harm among 78,324 counted on 18 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 78,324 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 March 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Iran, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria64 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan55 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia54 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 41 · mostly health Cuba53 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 405 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Kyiv Ukraine35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Manhattan US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107

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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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 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: no storiesSri Lanka: 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 storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 storiesNamibia: 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 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 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: 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 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 70 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 35 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 3,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 38 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Thailand: 39 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tanzania: 44 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tajikistan: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 64 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Samoa: 82 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Poland: 40 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 564 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 35 in 100 of its 462 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 45 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kuwait: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Jamaica: 35 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 300 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 48 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 56 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)India: 29 in 100 of its 2,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cuba: 53 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Hong Kong: 52 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cambodia: 54 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burkina Faso: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 32 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 55 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 41 in 100 of its 3,109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Iran 56 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 64 in 100 of its 78 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 55 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Hong Kong 52 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly health ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 300 stories · mostly health ● Ukraine 41 in 100 of its 3,109 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health46% 7,818 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,152 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,973 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,659 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 834 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 718 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 532 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 468 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 killed3,756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured942 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations218 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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