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15,665 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), violence in Kabul and people injured in Nigeria. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US → Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 74 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 40
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Georgia

102 of its 138 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tbilisi accounted for 100 of Georgia's 102 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 93 of Tbilisi's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

177 of its 261 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 103 of Afghanistan's 177 stories about harm, carried by 357 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

344 of its 1,243 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (52 stories). Accidents were named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Ghana

106 of its 330 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

276 of its 733 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Power cuts were named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

326 of its 698 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tel Aviv accounted for 210 of Israel's 326 stories about harm, carried by 361 outlets. 107 of Tel Aviv's 210 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

33 of its 72 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Gitega's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Tunisia

35 of its 56 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tunis accounted for 25 of Tunisia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 79 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (69 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (103 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); snowstorms in Ireland (11 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 9 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 15,665 stories about harm among 77,462 counted on 9 Mar.

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Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Mexico and the US. of the day's 77,462 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Georgia for the second day running. Mentions of power cuts ran about 8 times their usual in Ukraine's news. In Georgia, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 40% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Georgia74 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Palestine73 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 261 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia62 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Syria59 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528 Tbilisi Georgia93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Lahore Pakistan32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Athens Greece31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGabon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Finland few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 177 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 71 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 4,937 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,036 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,551 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence11% 1,708 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 685 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 563 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed3,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,404 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions271 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting evacuations137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced110 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting refugees110 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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