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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUK: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMaldives: warmth about its own usualBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDavie County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsLahj, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 77 stories, carried by 58 outletsAshanti, Ghana -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 58 outletsGuangzhou, China -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 29 outletsKunming, China -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Chile warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bamako Mali about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Davie County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Lahj Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 77 stories ● Ashanti Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 22 stories

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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