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7,211 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Athens (Greece), flooding in Malaysia and abductions in Mali. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 64 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Protests & strikes

Greece

91 of its 143 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Athens accounted for 53 of Greece's 91 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 48 of Athens' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Accidents were named in 46 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

73 of its 183 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lachin accounted for 21 of Azerbaijan's 30 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Lachin's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

115 of its 253 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 18 of Indonesia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

South Africa

118 of its 332 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in US (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 7,211 stories about harm among 35,342 counted on 5 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,342 stories, as usual. On 5 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Azerbaijan45 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Athens Greece48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Beijing China44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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 lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: no storiesGuam: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSudan: 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 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: 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 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 lessParaguay: no storiesPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: 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 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 lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: no storiesGuinea: no storiesGuatemala: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 lessHong Kong: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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: no storiesBelize: 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 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: no storiesAngola: 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 lessAfghanistan: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: 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: no storiesGibraltar: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 41 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 82 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 36 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Rwanda: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 93 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 40 in 100 of its 183 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 33 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 40 in 100 of its 372 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 50 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 79 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 64 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Fiji: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Azerbaijan: 45 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 72 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Greece 64 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 45 in 100 of its 253 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 40 in 100 of its 372 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 42 in 100 of its 184 stories · mostly health ● Malaysia 40 in 100 of its 183 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,336 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 329 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 281 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 143 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 killed1,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Mali Stories reporting evacuations68 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran 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 much harsher than 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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