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53,680 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Maputo, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and violence in Adou drew the news. Panama's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 83 in 100 of its 121 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Mozambique

49 of its 71 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Maputo accounted for 42 of Mozambique's 49 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Cholera was named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

344 of its 891 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 120 of Nairobi's 200 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (218 stories). Power cuts were named in 114 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

100 of its 121 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Adou accounted for 84 of Côte d’Ivoire's 100 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Adou stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Panama

76 of its 144 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Panama City accounted for 69 of Panama's 76 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nepal

198 of its 346 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 179 of Nepal's 198 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. 164 of Kathmandu's 179 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (69 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Cameroon

85 of its 133 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Yaounde accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

236 of its 309 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Korea

342 of its 574 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Myanmar

82 of its 154 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

186 of its 425 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 102 of Budapest's 144 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Kashmir (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (40 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Guyana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Armenia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 53,680 stories about harm among 265,187 counted on 14 Mar.

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In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 265,187 stories, below the usual 21. Mozambique's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 14 March 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala90 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Burundi87 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Côte d’Ivoire83 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia76 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq74 in 100 of its 646 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2366 Ankara Türkiye191 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Seoul South Korea166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Kathmandu Nepal164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Chicago US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 491

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'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'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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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 readSenegal: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Ethiopia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 236 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Panama about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,078 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 14,975 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 10,684 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 10,278 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence16% 8,676 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,939 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,238 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,415 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,381 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 killed14,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,806 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,988 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,805 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees1,124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Hungary Stories reporting abductions648 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations282 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Ireland and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill69 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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