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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

usually 22; 22 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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 lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: too little coverage to readGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 lessCongo: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualDinka, South Sudan -- displacement: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 52 stories, carried by 67 outletsCairnryan, UK -- other: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMonroeville, US -- rights & justice: 161 stories, carried by 231 outletsMidlands, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 28 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 33 stories, carried by 28 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

● South Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Haiti warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Egypt warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Dinka South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 17 stories ● Helsinki Finland about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 52 stories ● Cairnryan UK about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Monroeville US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 161 stories ● Midlands UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

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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