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44,844 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Kandy, rights and justice in Copenhagen and protests in Bujumbura (Burundi). Denmark's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostDenmark 71 in 100 of its 660 stories, usually 26
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

412 of its 739 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kandy accounted for 331 of Sri Lanka's 412 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (107 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Kandy stories →
Rights & justice

Denmark

471 of its 660 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Copenhagen accounted for 446 of Denmark's 471 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (336 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about 4 times its own usual.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Protests & strikes

Burundi

102 of its 114 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Bujumbura accounted for 97 of Burundi's 102 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 60 of Bujumbura's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (102 stories).

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

36 of its 44 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Hurricane was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories →
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Rights & justice

Austria

290 of its 506 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vienna accounted for 251 of Austria's 290 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

427 of its 710 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 129 of Tehran's 253 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Latvia

39 of its 125 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 16 of Riga's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

128 of its 133 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (59 stories). 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.

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Health

Colombia

161 of its 292 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Diphtheria was named in 78 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv, malaria and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Greece

125 of its 427 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (85 stories). 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: heavy rain in Albania (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Colombia (78 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Trinidad & Tobago (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Fiji (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Antarctica (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 44,844 stories about harm among 219,743 counted on 8 Mar.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Albania's news. of the day's 219,743 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. the news turned to Sri Lanka for the second day running. Sri Lanka's news was 56% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. On 8 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger96 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi89 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 67 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria78 in 100 of its 1,131 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan75 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US286 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1344 Manila Philippines268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Ghouta Syria214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 London UK161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 878 Sacramento US149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: 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. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: 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 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer 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 angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Denmark about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 471 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as fearful as the world's · 244 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 878 stories about harm ● Austria about twice as angry as the world's · 290 stories about harm ● Niger about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as fearful as the world's · 295 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,921 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 8,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,460 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,624 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,741 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,621 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Displacement2% 956 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 955 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 killed13,237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,558 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions413 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced300 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill77 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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