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The day's news pointed at protests in San Salvador (El Salvador), flooding in Zimbabwe and illness in Pyongyang. North Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEl Salvador 89 in 100 of its 144 stories, usually 47
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 43
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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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

559 of its 853 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 322 of Zimbabwe's 559 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (290 stories). Flooding was named in 272 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and respiratory illness.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

North Korea

312 of its 472 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Pyongyang accounted for 208 of North Korea's 312 stories about harm, carried by 189 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

149 of its 187 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bamako accounted for 99 of Mali's 149 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

258 of its 689 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 33 of Amsterdam's 61 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

281 of its 454 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 117 of Marmelade's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (191 stories). Landslides were named in 191 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tropical storm and flooding.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

622 of its 2,352 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (308 stories). Meningitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with measles and whooping cough. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

153 of its 249 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 12 of Addis Ababa's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Rabies was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Denmark

120 of its 301 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 103 of Copenhagen's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 9 of Tashkent's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Haiti (191 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rabies in Ethiopia (88 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Liberia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Tanzania (11 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tuberculosis in Kenya (53 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 3 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 55,907 stories about harm among 265,868 counted on 3 Mar.

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Haiti's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 265,868 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In el Salvador, 89% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. A year earlier, on 3 March 2016, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

El Salvador89 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Mali80 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 1,602 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia78 in 100 of its 193 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Libya77 in 100 of its 401 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2727 Nebraska US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 440 Raqqa Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 North Dakota US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Chicago US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 854

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Vanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about twice 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAndorra: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer 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

● Norway about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● El Salvador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Guatemala about twice as angry as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Malaysia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 976 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 799 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 18,123 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,100 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence19% 10,515 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 6,998 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,147 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,806 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,535 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 killed14,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,968 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,041 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting refugees1,048 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people displaced642 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Israel Stories reporting abductions615 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh Stories reporting evacuations453 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill57 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 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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