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58,534 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), violence in Brussels and a disaster in Antananarivo. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 93 in 100 of its 958 stories, usually 50
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Guatemala

889 of its 958 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Guatemala City accounted for 500 of Guatemala's 889 stories about harm, carried by 424 outlets. 347 of Guatemala City's 500 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (568 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

195 of its 477 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Brussels accounted for 172 of Belgium's 195 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

146 of its 251 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Gambia

125 of its 267 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 58 of Banjul's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hungary

144 of its 324 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Germany

1,161 of its 3,464 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (300 stories). Train derailment was named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

48 of its 57 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Sarajevo accounted for 41 of Bosnia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Japan

442 of its 2,077 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Tsunami was named in 207 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Morocco

41 of its 157 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (207 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Brazil (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Burkina Faso (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Romania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (60 of its stories, about 7 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 9 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 58,534 stories about harm among 285,346 counted on 9 Mar.

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The news turned to Guatemala for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 285,346 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about three times their usual. Guatemala stood out: 93% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 50%. On 9 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala93 in 100 of its 958 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Madagascar85 in 100 of its 249 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Bosnia84 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen83 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 796 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US474 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2828 Guatemala City Guatemala347 stories about protests or strikes, of its 500 Raqqa Syria187 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Toronto Canada139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: too little coverage to readVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLuxembourg: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualBujumbura, Burundi -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 21 outletsMinnesota, US -- food & livelihood: 109 stories, carried by 106 outletsPrague, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 51 outletsEssex, UK -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 30 outletsMarina Bay, Singapore -- health: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsGuilongou, Burkina Faso -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsVirginia, US -- health: 102 stories, carried by 114 outletsYorkton, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 18 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● North Korea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burundi warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bujumbura Burundi about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 109 stories ● Prague Czechia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 41 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories ● Marina Bay Singapore about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 18,130 stories · about as usual Health20% 11,493 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 10,636 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,702 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,505 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,909 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,312 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 killed16,029 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees975 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions563 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced489 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations292 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Madagascar Stories reporting people falling ill78 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 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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