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56,957 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Yerevan (Armenia), rights and justice in Lima and violence in Damascus. Armenia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMyanmar 65 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 27
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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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Protests & strikes

Armenia

153 of its 349 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Yerevan accounted for 127 of Armenia's 153 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. 78 of Yerevan's 127 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Armenia over 30 days → its stories → Yerevan stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

179 of its 316 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Lima accounted for 146 of Peru's 179 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hepatitis was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

1,061 of its 1,315 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 592 of Syria's 1,061 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (455 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Displacement

Senegal

63 of its 103 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dakar accounted for 51 of Senegal's 63 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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

Hungary

101 of its 269 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 4 of Budapest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

433 of its 1,609 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 118 of Milan's 141 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (250 stories). Natural hazards were named in 252 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

117 of its 179 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Yangon accounted for 86 of Myanmar's 117 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories).

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Conflict & violence

El Salvador

132 of its 148 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

112 of its 280 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 89 of Prague's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

227 of its 478 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 128 of Tehran's 164 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Italy (252 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Haiti (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Austria (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Malaysia (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); helicopter crash in Ireland (100 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 16 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 56,957 stories about harm among 278,157 counted on 16 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and India. of the day's 278,157 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Haiti's news mentioned the hurricane about 4 times as often as usual. Armenia's news was 44% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. A year earlier, on 16 March 2016, 19 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 →

El Salvador89 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic82 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 74 · mostly displacement Syria81 in 100 of its 1,315 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan74 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 57 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US522 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3598 Tokyo Japan156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Paris France147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1255 Tehran Iran128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Milan Italy118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: 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'sMozambique: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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'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 readJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: 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'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'sAlbania: 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'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● El Salvador about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,061 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 589 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,387 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Health20% 10,864 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 10,613 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 7,920 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,933 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,861 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services4% 2,154 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,797 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 killed14,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected8,946 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,645 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,921 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,516 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting abductions687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations230 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill197 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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