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47,320 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Dakar (Senegal), violence in Bujumbura and the earthquake in Myanmar. Burundi's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 90 in 100 of its 594 stories, usually 44
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

90 of its 120 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dakar accounted for 87 of Senegal's 90 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 57 of Dakar's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Conflict & violence

Burundi

124 of its 133 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Bujumbura accounted for 88 of Burundi's 124 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Malaria was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

91 of its 158 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Earthquake was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

38 of its 59 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 10 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Palestine

201 of its 290 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ramallah accounted for 166 of Palestine's 201 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 155 of Ramallah's 166 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (153 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

486 of its 533 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 331 of Somalia's 486 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

193 of its 225 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 13 of Guatemala City's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Vietnam

234 of its 843 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Wildfires were named in 30 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

533 of its 594 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Congo

110 of its 118 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ngombe accounted for 90 of Congo's 110 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Chile (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Nepal (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Taiwan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Vietnam (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in India (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 47,320 stories about harm among 230,985 counted on 13 Mar.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Myanmar's news. of the day's 230,985 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Senegal stood out: 75% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 13 March 2016, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi93 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Congo93 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Somalia91 in 100 of its 533 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia90 in 100 of its 594 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Guatemala86 in 100 of its 225 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ankara Türkiye439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 533 Washington US283 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2323 Cairo Egypt281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Istanbul Türkiye241 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 San Francisco US201 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: 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 angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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

● Burundi about three times as fearful as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,308 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 486 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 533 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 14,497 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 8,486 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Health18% 8,276 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 8,030 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,808 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,756 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,303 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,201 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 killed13,436 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,360 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,970 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,672 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations383 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill64 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 softer 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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