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56,768 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Baghdad, protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and refugees in North Korea drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 77 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 33
RegionOceania 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
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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Conflict & violence

Iraq

829 of its 1,045 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Baghdad accounted for 434 of Iraq's 829 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (255 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. 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.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

140 of its 274 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 42 of Phnom Penh's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

243 of its 524 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Australia

2,889 of its 10,369 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (305 stories). Storms were named in 257 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, tsunami and tropical storm.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

79 of its 103 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (67 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

805 of its 2,178 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 159 of Morelia's 159 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Rights & justice

South Korea

808 of its 2,187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Seoul accounted for 710 of South Korea's 808 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (134 stories).

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Protests & strikes

United Arab Emirates

104 of its 585 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 48 of Dubai's 88 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (90 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Singapore

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 13 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. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Venezuela (116 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in United Arab Emirates (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (214 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Malaysia (43 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 30 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 56,768 stories about harm among 273,476 counted on 30 Mar.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 21 in every 100 of the day's 273,476 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Venezuela's news, mentions of landslides ran about 6 times their usual. Iraq stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 70%. A year earlier, on 30 March 2016, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo85 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 1,045 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua77 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Mali75 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 1,045 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US649 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2662 Seoul South Korea291 stories about protests or strikes, of its 710 Kremlin Russia213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Jerusalem Israel211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 586 Delhi India178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 524

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: 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: 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 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Mali about three times as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 829 stories about harm ● Malaysia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 479 stories about harm ● Cambodia about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,388 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,619 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 8,800 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 8,488 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 5,190 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 2,032 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,982 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 989 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 killed16,810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,920 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,643 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced678 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions602 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill317 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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