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The news turned to protests in Pyongyang (North Korea), violence in Amman and people affected in Kenya. North Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 74 in 100 of its 791 stories, usually 21
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

North Korea

473 of its 846 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Pyongyang accounted for 450 of North Korea's 473 stories about harm, carried by 368 outlets. 324 of Pyongyang's 450 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (432 stories). Poisoning was named in 281 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Jordan

589 of its 791 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amman accounted for 556 of Jordan's 589 stories about harm, carried by 503 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (393 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

202 of its 497 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (122 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

99 of its 134 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Addis Ababa accounted for 68 of Ethiopia's 99 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Bahrain

69 of its 136 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Italy

195 of its 646 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

108 of its 172 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Liberia

26 of its 46 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

156 of its 358 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Somalia (231 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Zimbabwe (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Papua New Guinea (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (202 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Liberia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 33,014 stories about harm among 153,257 counted on 4 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to North Korea. of the day's 153,257 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. North Korea's news mentioned poisoning about three times as often as usual. On 4 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 22 today. In North Korea, 56% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan74 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia74 in 100 of its 134 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Yemen74 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia73 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 67 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US396 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1368 Pyongyang North Korea324 stories about protests or strikes, of its 450 Oakland US158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Belgrade 128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Qalandiya Palestine111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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'sVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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'sCentral African Republic: 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'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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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 readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 a little more grief-stricken than 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'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

● Jordan about three times as angry as the world's · 589 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● North Korea about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 473 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as fearful as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 392 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 324 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 10,162 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 6,875 stories · about as usual Health18% 5,876 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,041 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,726 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,043 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 797 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 609 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 killed9,591 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,791 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees678 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced404 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations162 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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