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47,807 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Moscow (Russia), people killed in Puerto Rico and the avalanche in Japan. Puerto Rico's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPuerto Rico 68 in 100 of its 127 stories, usually 12
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Russia

1,698 of its 3,799 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Moscow accounted for 1,413 of Russia's 1,698 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. 1,307 of Moscow's 1,413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,235 stories). Drought was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

86 of its 127 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Rubella was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Puerto Rico over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

887 of its 2,525 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (398 stories). Avalanche was named in 636 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Cuba

171 of its 305 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Camaguey accounted for 116 of Cuba's 171 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 116 of Camaguey's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

268 of its 300 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Juba accounted for 165 of South Sudan's 268 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (256 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

954 of its 4,422 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 303 of Beijing's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (174 stories). Earthquake was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

974 of its 1,204 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Tabqa accounted for 472 of Syria's 974 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

362 of its 692 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 98 of Lantau's 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (73 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

165 of its 238 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Minsk accounted for 143 of Belarus' 165 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 138 of Minsk's 143 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Latvia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in South Africa (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Australia (336 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Sweden (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Vietnam (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 47,807 stories about harm among 224,516 counted on 27 Mar.

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Japan's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 224,516 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Russia, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 17% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 March 2016, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Sudan89 in 100 of its 300 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria81 in 100 of its 1,204 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 297 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 276 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 674 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia1307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1413 Washington US459 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1754 Beijing China303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Tabqa Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Minsk Belarus138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 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 readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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'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'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'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBritish 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'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful 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 about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: 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 Africa: coverage a little angrier 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'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sAnguilla: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● South Sudan about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 268 stories about harm ● Colombia about three times as fearful as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 239 stories about harm ● Bahrain about twice as fearful as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 491 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 15,454 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence21% 9,978 stories · about as usual Health17% 8,115 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,102 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,763 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 992 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 810 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 killed13,845 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,883 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people affected5,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,918 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees733 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations661 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Bangladesh Stories reporting abductions606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced342 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Yemen and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about half 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 harsher 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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