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19,679 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kabul, protests in Hong Kong and rights and justice in Baku. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 37 in 100 of its 147 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

118 of its 202 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kabul accounted for 64 of Afghanistan's 118 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
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Protests & strikes

Iran

87 of its 164 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 48 of Iran's 87 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. 35 of Tehran's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Nigeria

503 of its 1,630 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Tornadoes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

17 of its 50 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

26 of its 35 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. 4 of Yangon's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

129 of its 493 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (84 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Ghana (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in US (80 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 19,679 stories about harm among 111,972 counted on 8 Mar.

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Haiti's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 111,972 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 9 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Afghanistan stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel67 in 100 of its 1,389 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine58 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Iran53 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Gaza Palestine64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Paris France51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Uvalde US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: 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

● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 168 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 925 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 269 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,097 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice28% 5,352 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence13% 2,498 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,416 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood5% 970 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 877 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 654 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 395 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 killed4,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured980 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations84 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.