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53,853 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Caracas (Venezuela), illness in Tetovo and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 74 in 100 of its 132 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 25 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

Venezuela

563 of its 988 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 478 of Venezuela's 563 stories about harm, carried by 315 outlets. 443 of Caracas' 478 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (362 stories). Landslides were named in 369 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Health

North Macedonia

98 of its 132 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Tetovo accounted for 98 of North Macedonia's 98 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (26 stories). Food poisoning was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Tetovo stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

67 of its 76 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Srebrenica accounted for 63 of Bosnia's 67 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

241 of its 420 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 204 of Palestine's 241 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 114 of Ramallah's 204 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

302 of its 810 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 210 of Jakarta's 231 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories). Flooding was named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

208 of its 272 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Meningitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

162 of Raqqa's 256 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

1,046 of its 1,966 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 368 of Seoul's 699 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (209 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,153 of its 2,084 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (655 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in North Korea (170 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in Fiji (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Indonesia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (84 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Japan (140 of its stories, about 7 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 31 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 53,853 stories about harm among 256,290 counted on 31 Mar.

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Mentions of food poisoning ran more than ten times their usual in North Macedonia's news. of the day's 256,290 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Venezuela stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. A year earlier, on 31 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 →

Bosnia88 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan83 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia76 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq75 in 100 of its 752 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia74 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 17 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela443 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Seoul South Korea368 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Washington US306 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1798 Jakarta Indonesia210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Moscow Russia188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 528

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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'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'sQatar: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 readAntigua & 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'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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half 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 a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times 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 angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Bosnia about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Singapore about twice as warm as the world's · 143 stories about harm ● Belarus about twice as fearful as the world's · 165 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,153 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 181 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,055 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 9,673 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Health18% 9,384 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 8,834 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,097 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,002 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,412 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,245 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 killed15,210 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,584 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees1,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced773 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Syria Stories reporting evacuations616 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions615 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill40 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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