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19,540 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Beersheba, protests in Aung Hlaing (Myanmar) and people injured in Sweden. Israel's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 42 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSweden 43 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

245 of its 480 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beersheba accounted for 101 of Israel's 245 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Beersheba stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

44 of its 52 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 11 of Aung Hlaing's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Aung Hlaing stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

75 of its 175 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Portugal

40 of its 99 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Earthquake was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Russia

944 of its 3,112 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Poisoning was named in 85 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 524 of Ukraine's 1,223 stories about harm, carried by 787 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (159 stories). Wildfires were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uganda

41 of its 92 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 15 of Kampala's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Health

China

630 of its 1,943 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Plane crash was named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires.

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Health

Taiwan

47 of its 146 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 21 of Sudan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 20 of Khartoum's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Malawi (23 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in China (114 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Taiwan (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (85 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,540 stories about harm among 85,790 counted on 22 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 85,790 stories, as usual. On 22 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 →

Myanmar85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Senegal54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 24 · mostly shelter & services Syria54 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 480 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Moscow Russia123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 471 Kyiv Ukraine118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 San Francisco US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Orlando US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 39

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Israel about twice as fearful as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,223 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 944 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health42% 8,181 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,512 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,363 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 2,298 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 901 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 713 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 690 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 657 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 killed4,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,051 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees652 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced347 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and Russia Stories reporting evacuations160 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions111 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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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