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24,212 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at refugees in Congo, protests in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and the avalanche in Switzerland. Brazil's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGreece 65 in 100 of its 330 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Congo

102 of its 117 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Cholera was named in 75 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with malaria and hunger. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

94 of its 219 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 40 of Sao Paulo's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Sao Paulo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

101 of its 311 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Avalanche was named in 83 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Switzerland over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

455 of its 1,182 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Polio was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Poland

148 of its 313 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Warsaw accounted for 137 of Poland's 148 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 118 of Warsaw's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

Philippines

616 of its 1,039 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

43 of its 48 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tirana accounted for 40 of Albania's 43 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

166 of its 271 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kandy accounted for 121 of Sri Lanka's 166 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (123 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

22 of its 25 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Cyclone was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

63 of its 106 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Nkurunziza accounted for 56 of Rwanda's 63 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 51 of Nkurunziza's 56 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Madagascar (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); dengue in Vanuatu (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Croatia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in Ireland (43 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 24,212 stories about harm among 104,339 counted on 18 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 104,339 stories, above the usual 22. Congo's news was 87% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. A year earlier, on 18 March 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 23 today. This week the news turned most often to Nepal, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria87 in 100 of its 1,508 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Congo87 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Libya77 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Greece65 in 100 of its 330 stories · usually 23 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Moscow Russia386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 763 Afrin Syria331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 871 Warsaw Poland118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Washington US103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Seaside High School US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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'sSlovakia: 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: 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 Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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 readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBermuda: 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

● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,316 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 255 stories about harm ● Canada about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 457 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 616 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,095 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence23% 5,403 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 4,672 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health17% 4,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,672 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 826 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 709 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 327 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 killed9,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,070 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,488 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations558 at about twice the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees429 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Congo and Greece Stories reporting people displaced334 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Congo Stories reporting abductions276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill27 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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