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46,104 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Plane crash in Nepal, protests in Panama City (Panama) and the drought in Zambia drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCroatia 82 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

719 of its 1,052 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Kathmandu accounted for 676 of Nepal's 719 stories about harm, carried by 621 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (359 stories). Plane crash was named in 450 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Panama

33 of its 91 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 27 of Panama City's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Shelter & services

Zambia

44 of its 100 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drought was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

205 of its 243 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Sanaa accounted for 119 of Yemen's 205 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Croatia

107 of its 131 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Zagreb accounted for 91 of Croatia's 107 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Landslides were named in 96 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

1,151 of its 1,350 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Ghouta accounted for 774 of Syria's 1,151 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

222 of its 288 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

1,194 of its 1,818 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (391 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Chad

68 of its 118 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Dominican Republic

39 of its 72 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Croatia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (873 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Sierra Leone (76 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Namibia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Grenada (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 46,104 stories about harm among 210,288 counted on 13 Mar.

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Croatia's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 22 in every 100 of the day's 210,288 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Nepal. Nepal stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%. A year earlier, on 13 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger91 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 1,350 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Croatia82 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali79 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Diego US525 stories about protests or strikes, of its 608 Washington US496 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2186 Gaza Palestine222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 717 Beijing China221 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Ghouta Syria209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 774

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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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'sRomania: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readMaldives: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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

● Uzbekistan few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 205 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,151 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,803 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 9,548 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,561 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 7,390 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,305 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,663 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,117 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 980 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 killed14,967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees590 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced474 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions385 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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The words in the day's stories were about as 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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