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9,313 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Azaz, protests in Guayaquil (Ecuador) and people displaced in Beirut. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSyria 85 in 100 of its 82 stories, usually 58
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

70 of its 82 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Azaz accounted for 56 of Syria's 70 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Azaz stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 10 of Guayaquil's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Azerbaijan

44 of its 127 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

172 of its 396 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

75 of Tel Aviv's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

36 of its 100 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Kashmir

30 of its 73 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (27 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in China (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bridge collapse in US (176 of its stories, about 4 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 31 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 9,313 stories about harm among 51,064 counted on 31 Mar.

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In Türkiye's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 51,064 stories, as usual. Syria's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 58%. On 1 April 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Haiti, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria85 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,206 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti59 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon58 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 38 · mostly displacement Palestine56 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Delhi India71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 London UK45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Shifa Israel37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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 Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: no storiesRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: 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: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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 storiesYemen: 78 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 28 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 85 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 40 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 33 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 603 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Netherlands: 36 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mexico: 26 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 33 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 58 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 1,206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 59 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Botswana: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Azerbaijan: 35 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 73 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 65 in 100 of its 1,206 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 85 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 58 in 100 of its 76 stories · mostly displacement ● Haiti 59 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 396 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,402 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 2,137 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,656 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence17% 1,577 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 546 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 312 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 277 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 202 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 killed2,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured948 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions381 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced174 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the Netherlands Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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