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42,996 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to deaths in Kintampo, heavy rain in Peru and protests in Lantau (Hong Kong). Ghana's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 85 in 100 of its 452 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ghana

561 of its 1,392 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Kintampo accounted for 417 of Ghana's 561 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Heavy rain was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories → Kintampo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

239 of its 335 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Lima accounted for 181 of Peru's 239 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Heavy rain was named in 101 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

110 of its 321 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 87 of Lantau's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Lantau stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

699 of its 936 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Baghdad accounted for 353 of Iraq's 699 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (132 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Congo

87 of its 109 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. 29 of Nkoto's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

133 of its 158 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 36 of Guatemala City's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

60 of its 142 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 7 of Minsk's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

386 of its 452 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

South Sudan

347 of its 451 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 202 of South Sudan's 347 stories about harm, carried by 179 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (90 stories).

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Displacement

Papua New Guinea

44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (86 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Haiti (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); oil spill in Indonesia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Papua New Guinea (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Zimbabwe (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 42,996 stories about harm among 222,997 counted on 20 Mar.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. Nepal's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. Ghana's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. of the day's 222,997 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda85 in 100 of its 452 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala84 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Congo80 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 599 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1482 Damascus Syria145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 581 Missouri US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Arkansas US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Lantau Hong Kong87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: 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'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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: 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'sAksai Chin: 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'sMarshall Islands: 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: 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'sGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMozambique: 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'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 926 stories about harm ● Guatemala about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Congo about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 386 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 356 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 111 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,601 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence22% 9,143 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,456 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 5,829 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,370 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 1,666 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,131 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 894 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 killed12,884 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,693 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees960 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced524 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about the usual rate

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.

● 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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