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57,032 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Kathmandu (Nepal), a disaster in Mogadishu and rights and justice in Kiev. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 94 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 21
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Protests & strikes

Nepal

239 of its 375 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kathmandu accounted for 132 of Nepal's 239 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. 123 of Kathmandu's 132 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

549 of its 636 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Mogadishu accounted for 333 of Somalia's 549 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (150 stories). Cholera was named in 241 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with malaria, plague and outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Rights & justice

Ukraine

244 of its 455 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kiev accounted for 173 of Ukraine's 244 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Train derailment was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kiev stories →
Displacement

Hungary

443 of its 658 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (114 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hungary over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

145 of its 155 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Antananarivo accounted for 100 of Madagascar's 145 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Landslides were named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

182 of its 440 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 40 of Colombo's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

175 of its 571 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Hurricane was named in 106 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

104 of its 235 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

276 of its 326 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (105 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

85 of its 219 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Vietnam (106 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Madagascar (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in France (339 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Uganda (34 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in Finland (18 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 7 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 57,032 stories about harm among 273,236 counted on 7 Mar.

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Mentions of the hurricane ran more than ten times their usual in Vietnam's news. of the day's 273,236 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 7 March 2016, 19 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 →

Madagascar94 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 21 · mostly disasters & accidents Niger88 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 636 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen85 in 100 of its 326 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan69 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US861 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3455 Raqqa Syria173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 225 Philippine Philippines169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 423 Palm Beach US164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Seattle US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 466

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast 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: 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: 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 readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 776 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 842 stories about harm ● UK about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,549 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,294 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,738 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 10,061 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents16% 8,849 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 3,027 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,259 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,816 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,061 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 killed14,457 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,215 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting evacuations1,085 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced899 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Somalia and Vietnam Stories reporting abductions464 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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