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48,531 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at people displaced in Baku, violence in Ouagadougou and arrests in Iceland. Burkina Faso's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 68 in 100 of its 629 stories, usually 17
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Displacement

Azerbaijan

427 of its 629 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Baku accounted for 369 of Azerbaijan's 427 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

673 of its 791 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ouagadougou accounted for 657 of Burkina Faso's 673 stories about harm, carried by 521 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (571 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Shelter & services

Iceland

184 of its 238 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (164 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

571 of its 762 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Kabul accounted for 515 of Afghanistan's 571 stories about harm, carried by 436 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (199 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Georgia

58 of its 90 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Guernsey

24 of its 43 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ireland

443 of its 1,551 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Accidents were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Greece

178 of its 658 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 115 of Athens' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 7 of Managua's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Guernsey (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Kashmir (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Cuba (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Uganda (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 48,531 stories about harm among 210,641 counted on 2 Mar.

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Azerbaijan's news was 68% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%. In Guernsey's news, mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual. On 2 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 23 today. 23 in every 100 of the day's 210,641 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso85 in 100 of its 791 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia79 in 100 of its 391 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Iceland77 in 100 of its 238 stories · usually 26 · mostly shelter & services Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 762 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia75 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US422 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2687 Jerusalem Israel186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Iditarod US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184 Afrin Syria156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 312 Hollywood US156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'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: too little coverage to readIsle 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'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'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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'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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier 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'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuernsey: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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

● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as warm as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about three times as angry as the world's · 673 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as angry as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 12,233 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence20% 9,599 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 9,276 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 8,217 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,606 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,677 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Displacement3% 1,267 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 830 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 killed17,346 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions891 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations649 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees570 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced240 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill76 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 much softer 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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