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16,675 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to the earthquake in Iran, protests in Paris (France) and illness in Hanoi. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostRwanda 69 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 43
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Protests & strikes

France

239 of its 881 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 109 of Paris' 142 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (66 stories). Drought was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Vietnam

389 of its 1,144 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Hanoi accounted for 208 of Vietnam's 389 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (209 stories). Drownings were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

89 of its 427 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Wildfires were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

99 of its 144 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kigali accounted for 68 of Rwanda's 99 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

146 of its 209 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Deir Ezzor accounted for 46 of Syria's 146 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Tanzania

27 of its 60 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Bangladesh

106 of its 218 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 64 of Bangladesh's 106 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

31 of its 87 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Norway (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Finland (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Brazil (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 16,675 stories about harm among 87,712 counted on 25 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Iran. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 87,712 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 March 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. In Iran, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda69 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar56 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Paris France109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Manhattan US76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Delhi India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Los Angeles US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful 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'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 194 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,934 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 4,173 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,902 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,955 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 791 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 677 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 462 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 killed4,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees215 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions193 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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 softer 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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