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46,160 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Ghouta (Syria), helicopter crash in Senegal and a disaster in Kathmandu. Senegal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 72 in 100 of its 188 stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

Syria

1,384 of its 1,671 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Ghouta accounted for 1,020 of Syria's 1,384 stories about harm, carried by 640 outlets. 591 of Ghouta's 1,020 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (449 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Senegal

136 of its 188 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Dakar accounted for 91 of Senegal's 136 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (128 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

180 of its 322 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kathmandu accounted for 158 of Nepal's 180 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (78 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Vietnam

172 of its 568 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (113 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 65 of Yemen's 89 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Diphtheria was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

229 of its 321 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Siem Reap accounted for 112 of Cambodia's 229 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (117 stories).

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Health

Haiti

85 of its 130 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cholera was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

160 of its 349 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

136 of its 263 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Eritrea

18 of its 33 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 6 of Asmara's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Latvia (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bhutan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (43 of its stories, about 9 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 15 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 46,160 stories about harm among 222,859 counted on 15 Mar.

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In Haiti's news, mentions of the cholera ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 222,859 stories, below the usual 22. A year earlier, on 15 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. In Syria, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 76% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 1,671 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Niger79 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal72 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cambodia71 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Yemen71 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ghouta Syria591 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1020 Florida US494 stories about protests or strikes, of its 699 Washington US470 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1543 Orangeburg US218 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Jerusalem Israel168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

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'sVanuatu: 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'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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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'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: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Senegal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 136 stories about harm ● Poland about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 164 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 12,603 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,825 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 8,949 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 6,282 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,118 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,660 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,408 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,347 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 killed15,956 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,044 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,513 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,097 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations711 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced547 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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