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48,781 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bujumbura (Burundi), violence in Kabul and illness in Copenhagen drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGuinea 93 in 100 of its 141 stories, usually 43
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Protests & strikes

Burundi

51 of its 66 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Bujumbura accounted for 40 of Burundi's 51 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 39 of Bujumbura's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Malaria was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Bujumbura stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

785 of its 920 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Kabul accounted for 707 of Afghanistan's 785 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (629 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Denmark

116 of its 255 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Copenhagen accounted for 95 of Denmark's 116 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

277 of its 970 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Drownings were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

46 of its 66 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Quito accounted for 40 of Ecuador's 46 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Jordan

132 of its 332 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Gambia

56 of its 151 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 43 of Sandeng's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

451 of its 670 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (110 stories). Poisoning was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

South Africa

329 of its 921 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 36 of Sharpeville's 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Meningitis was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Guinea

131 of its 141 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (102 stories). Polio was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hunger.

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Guinea (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Jersey (68 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Belize (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Vanuatu (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Poland (17 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 21 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 48,781 stories about harm among 221,017 counted on 21 Mar.

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In Guinea's news, mentions of the polio ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 221,017 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 21 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. In Burundi, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 63% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guinea93 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 43 · mostly health Afghanistan85 in 100 of its 920 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Maldives79 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Burundi77 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 1,046 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US271 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1899 Ghouta Syria117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 470 Jerusalem Israel108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 Moscow Russia94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 599 Omsk Russia78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80

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The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: 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: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: 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 a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMoldova: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken 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 a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage about three times as fearful as 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 785 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 800 stories about harm ● Maldives about three times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Taiwan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Malaysia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 13,187 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice25% 12,125 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Health19% 9,143 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 7,093 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,449 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,716 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,284 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 935 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 killed17,499 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured7,087 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests6,151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,676 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,523 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting evacuations551 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees478 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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
● 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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