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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.

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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.

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 lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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 lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 lessChile: 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 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGuatemala: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSouth Vietnam, Vietnam -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsKhorasan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsBelmont County, US -- displacement: 64 stories, carried by 98 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPennsylvania, US -- other: 76 stories, carried by 36 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 10 outletsCaracol, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsRakhine State, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 45 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

● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Puerto Rico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Guatemala warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● South Vietnam Vietnam about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Khorasan Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Belmont County US about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 64 stories ● Algiers Algeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Pennsylvania US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 76 stories

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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