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15,517 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to people displaced in Beirut, a disaster in Colombo and people injured in Azerbaijan. Lebanon'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.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 51 in 100 of its 142 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Displacement

Lebanon

159 of its 209 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Beirut accounted for 128 of Lebanon's 159 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

82 of its 249 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

125 of its 298 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kyiv accounted for 79 of Ukraine's 125 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

87 of its 320 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dubai accounted for 77 of the United Arab Emirates' 87 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Typhoon was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bahrain

17 of its 81 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

78 of its 247 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Helicopter crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

51 of its 165 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (171 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); typhoon in Iran (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,517 stories about harm among 83,715 counted on 6 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Iran and Lebanon. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,715 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Lebanon. In Kenya's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran about 4 times their usual. Lebanon stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 51%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon76 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka51 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine49 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria48 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 720 Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 640 Chicago US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 New Delhi India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141 Minab Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: 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: 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 storiesSlovakia: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessNiger: 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 storiesNamibia: 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 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 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 storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessHonduras: no storiesHaiti: 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: 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 lessEgypt: 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 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 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: 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: 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 lessAlgeria: 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: no storiesPitcairn: 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: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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 storiesVanuatu: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)United Arab Emirates: 27 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 51 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 70 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 28 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 76 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kuwait: 29 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 45 in 100 of its 585 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 3,866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hungary: 43 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 33 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Benin: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belarus: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 165 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 31 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Azerbaijan: 33 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Lebanon 76 in 100 of its 209 stories · mostly displacement ● Iran 44 in 100 of its 3,866 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 79 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sri Lanka 51 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 45 in 100 of its 585 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 42 in 100 of its 298 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 3,689 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Health22% 3,408 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,155 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,309 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Food & livelihood6% 883 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 619 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 590 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 528 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 killed3,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations291 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

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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