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58,072 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Rights and justice in Vienna, illness in Monrovia and the earthquake in Nepal drew the news. Austria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 53 in 100 of its 500 stories, usually 17
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 49 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Rights & justice

Austria

263 of its 500 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Vienna accounted for 238 of Austria's 263 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (219 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Health

Liberia

188 of its 288 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Monrovia accounted for 173 of Liberia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (151 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

140 of its 375 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (117 stories). Earthquake was named in 108 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

76 of its 117 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belgium

453 of its 1,031 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Brussels accounted for 436 of Belgium's 453 stories about harm, carried by 404 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

101 of its 170 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Peru

196 of its 353 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 136 of Juliaca's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (142 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

422 of its 1,481 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (168 stories). Avalanche was named in 172 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and storms.

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Displacement

Palestine

705 of its 1,243 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Hebron accounted for 524 of Palestine's 705 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

550 of its 1,063 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 336 of Cairo's 423 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Jordan (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Italy (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (99 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); gas explosion in Ukraine (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Sweden (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 58,072 stories about harm among 286,700 counted on 2 Mar.

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In Austria, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 286,700 stories, below the usual 22. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Nepal's news. On 2 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 2,212 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador81 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Mali79 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia74 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US378 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2303 Cairo Egypt336 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Delhi India262 stories about protests or strikes, of its 573 Hebron Palestine261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524 Hollywood US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 429

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: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three 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

● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 454 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 952 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 342 stories about harm ● El Salvador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm ● Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 140 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 18,448 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 11,965 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,538 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,705 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,892 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,391 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,522 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood3% 1,470 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 killed15,725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,808 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,540 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Austria and the US Stories reporting abductions1,095 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations410 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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 harsher than 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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