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21,056 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to extreme cold in Guatemala, violence in Tunis and people injured in Puerto Rico. Tunisia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTunisia 53 in 100 of its 87 stories, usually 20
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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

Guatemala

32 of its 34 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Chiquimula accounted for 23 of Guatemala's 32 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Extreme cold was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Chiquimula stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Tunis accounted for 31 of Tunisia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

24 of its 41 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Dengue was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with chikungunya.

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 199 of Palestine's 240 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Drownings were named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 30 of Iran's 53 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

480 of its 977 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Moscow accounted for 380 of Russia's 480 stories about harm, carried by 463 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

57 of its 293 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). House fires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Haiti

Port-au-Prince accounted for 42 of Haiti's 58 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Haiti (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Iran (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Palestine (29 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); house fires in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 7 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 27 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 21,056 stories about harm among 114,328 counted on 27 Mar.

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Guatemala's news was 94% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%. of the day's 114,328 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the dengue more than ten times as often as usual. On 28 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 1,452 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 377 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia53 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Moscow Russia54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Baltimore US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 902

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 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'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'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readLithuania: 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 readKazakhstan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'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 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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

● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 480 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 925 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 240 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 46 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,923 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 5,031 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 4,005 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence13% 2,783 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,063 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 760 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 751 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 370 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 killed5,580 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,834 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests2,269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced230 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US

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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