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14,880 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Dhaka, rights and justice in Tamaulipas and protests in Minsk (Belarus) drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 53 in 100 of its 535 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

168 of its 269 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 120 of Bangladesh's 168 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (78 stories). Accidents were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

283 of its 535 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tamaulipas accounted for 178 of Mexico's 283 stories about harm, carried by 477 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mexico over 30 days → its stories → Tamaulipas stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

47 of its 86 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Minsk accounted for 41 of Belarus' 47 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. 21 of Minsk's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

27 of Tehran's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (39 stories). Poisoning was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Tbilisi accounted for 18 of Georgia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 17 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

51 of its 96 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Baghdad accounted for 38 of Iraq's 51 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

218 of its 603 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Oil spill was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

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Health

Ghana

74 of its 290 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Measles was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Kathmandu's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (53 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Peru (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 10 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 7 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 14,880 stories about harm among 74,611 counted on 7 Mar.

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Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 74,611 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 7 March 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine73 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria58 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Belarus55 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Atlanta US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Boston US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 Tehran Iran27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Bosnia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 9 stories about harm ● Belarus few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,843 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice25% 3,725 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,309 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,547 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 732 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 638 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 533 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 321 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 killed3,339 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,538 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured985 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions350 at about three times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced131 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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