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52,747 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Minsk (Belarus), violence in Juba and people killed in Thailand. Thailand's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVenezuela 73 in 100 of its 504 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Belarus

125 of its 184 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Minsk accounted for 90 of Belarus' 125 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. 85 of Minsk's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Conflict & violence

South Sudan

345 of its 409 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Juba accounted for 245 of South Sudan's 345 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 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.

South Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Juba stories →
Health

Thailand

463 of its 972 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (116 stories). Poisoning was named in 198 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

459 of its 1,311 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

369 of its 504 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 146 of Caracas' 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

133 of its 381 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 104 of Lantau's 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (101 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

202 of its 241 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 93 of Guatemala City's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

510 of its 675 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Mogadishu accounted for 344 of Somalia's 510 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

UK

3,401 of its 15,628 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 511 of Northern Ireland's 773 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (1,359 stories). Ebola was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

65 of its 69 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Sarajevo accounted for 61 of Bosnia's 65 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (61 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Guinea (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cholera in Madagascar (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Poland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Peru (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (47 of its stories, about 4 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 21 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 52,747 stories about harm among 259,561 counted on 21 Mar.

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Thailand's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 259,561 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Belarus, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 21 March 2016, 18 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 →

Bosnia94 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan84 in 100 of its 409 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala84 in 100 of its 241 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Syria78 in 100 of its 1,209 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 675 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US610 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2147 Northern Ireland UK511 stories about protests or strikes, of its 773 Seoul South Korea315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Caracas Venezuela146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Morton County US130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133

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'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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSouth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times 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 one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: 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'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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Guatemala about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 202 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 942 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 345 stories about harm ● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 463 stories about harm ● Rwanda about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 15,824 stories · about as usual Health21% 10,589 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 10,504 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 6,378 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,232 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,052 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,403 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,229 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 killed14,986 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,767 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,569 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,452 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Guatemala Stories reporting people displaced504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations357 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill73 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.

● 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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