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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 storiesTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 328 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 53 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vanuatu: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 721 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)St Vincent: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 843 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Panama: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 1,630 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritania: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 26 in 100 of its 493 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 67 in 100 of its 1,389 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 53 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Grenada: 61 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Gambia: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 28 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 51 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 29 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 74 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 81 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 200 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 37 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 721 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 58 in 100 of its 484 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 61 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Israel 67 in 100 of its 1,389 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 58 in 100 of its 484 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 202 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 53 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Haiti 48 in 100 of its 137 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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