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17,498 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Kabul, protests in Maputo (Mozambique) and rights and justice in Dhaka. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as fearful 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 mostAfghanistan 71 in 100 of its 173 stories, usually 43
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

123 of its 173 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Kabul accounted for 81 of Afghanistan's 123 stories about harm, carried by 232 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Somalia

26 of its 39 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Mogadishu accounted for 15 of Somalia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Drought was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

15 of its 25 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tunis accounted for 11 of Tunisia's 15 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. 11 of Tunis' 11 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

231 of its 674 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 79 of Palestine's 126 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Malawi

19 of its 56 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (235 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Lesotho (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Panama (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Somalia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 17,498 stories about harm among 102,486 counted on 5 Mar.

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Of the day's 102,486 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 5 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 173 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 821 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda56 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan51 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US242 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Boston US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Texas US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Houston US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178

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 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 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 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 Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: 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 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: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina 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 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 lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: 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: near the world's share or lessZambia: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 43 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 67 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 613 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Romania: 26 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Papua New Guinea: 28 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 32 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Niger: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lesotho: 41 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 821 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 25 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chad: 27 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Central African Republic: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 42 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 24 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Australia: 24 in 100 of its 2,268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 44 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 71 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 43 in 100 of its 292 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vatican City: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Maldives: 33 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Afghanistan 71 in 100 of its 173 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 59 in 100 of its 821 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 43 in 100 of its 292 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 56 in 100 of its 64 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 57 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Bangladesh 42 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,900 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,404 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,404 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,057 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 805 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 708 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 511 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 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 killed3,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,960 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured669 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions316 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced168 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about two-thirds of 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 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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