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54,606 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Road crashes in Cyprus, protests in Algiers (Algeria) and abductions in Pakistan drew the news. Algeria's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHungary 57 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 15
RegionSouth Asia 31 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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Rights & justice

Cyprus

265 of its 479 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Larnaca accounted for 229 of Cyprus' 265 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (102 stories). Road crashes were named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Cyprus over 30 days → its stories → Larnaca stories →
Protests & strikes

Algeria

88 of its 128 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Algiers accounted for 80 of Algeria's 88 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 48 of Algiers' 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

942 of its 1,907 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Taiwan

125 of its 395 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Hungary

260 of its 456 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Budapest accounted for 242 of Hungary's 260 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

749 of its 1,274 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 288 of Ramallah's 415 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (530 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

1,107 of its 1,830 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. 387 of Jerusalem's 550 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (408 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Central African Republic

366 of its 565 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Bangui accounted for 301 of the Central African Republic's 366 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

127 of its 160 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

175 of its 286 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Romania (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Sweden (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Fiji (21 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); west nile virus in French Polynesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 54,606 stories about harm among 262,622 counted on 31 Mar.

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In Romania's news, mentions of power cuts ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 262,622 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Cyprus. In Cyprus, 55% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia87 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 79 · mostly rights & justice Somalia85 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen81 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon79 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea77 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 71 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel387 stories about protests or strikes, of its 550 Washington US339 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2019 Ramallah Palestine288 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 Minneapolis US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Damascus Syria225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Algeria about three times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 397 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,119 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 942 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice37% 19,546 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence24% 12,812 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,698 stories · about as usual Health9% 4,771 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 4,368 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,981 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,567 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 killed17,385 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,016 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,146 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting abductions721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced546 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill147 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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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