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16,674 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Baghdad, rights and justice in Gaza and people displaced in Dhaka. Iraq's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 56 in 100 of its 61 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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

Iraq

34 of its 61 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 34 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Ethiopia

31 of its 63 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

265 of its 652 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Netherlands

45 of its 236 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Philippines

170 of its 481 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Peru

22 of its 77 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 5 of Lima's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

28 of its 75 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Punta Cana accounted for 20 of the Dominican Republic's 28 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Italy (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Ghana (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (338 of its stories, about three times its usual); drownings in Australia (10 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 14 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 16,674 stories about harm among 92,373 counted on 14 Mar.

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In Iraq, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 92,373 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia60 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 704 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Washington US151 stories about protests or strikes, of its 660 Gaza Palestine33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Philippine Philippines19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

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'sYemen: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: 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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: 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: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMoldova: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 421 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,793 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,513 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 3,095 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,770 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 647 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 605 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 454 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 407 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 killed3,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,912 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured672 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions368 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced187 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 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 about as 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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