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38,823 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Cairo (Egypt), violence in Riyadh and a disaster in Mocambique. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMozambique 78 in 100 of its 140 stories, usually 32
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

779 of its 1,267 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Cairo accounted for 653 of Egypt's 779 stories about harm, carried by 388 outlets. 495 of Cairo's 653 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (519 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

770 of its 1,205 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Riyadh accounted for 699 of Saudi Arabia's 770 stories about harm, carried by 414 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (516 stories). Flooding was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

109 of its 140 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mocambique accounted for 76 of Mozambique's 109 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Mocambique stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

68 of its 201 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories). Wildfires were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Portugal over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Iran

340 of its 596 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (172 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 169 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with diphtheria. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Ghouta accounted for 346 of Syria's 516 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Hepatitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Spain

466 of its 1,304 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 195 of Barcelona's 209 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Slovakia

90 of its 116 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Bratislava accounted for 85 of Slovakia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

38 of its 87 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 27 of Minsk's 36 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (33 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Russia

2,013 of its 6,084 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (298 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with building collapse.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iran (169 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Indonesia (75 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); ebola in Angola (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (72 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in Ghana (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 38,823 stories about harm among 191,433 counted on 26 Mar.

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Mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual in Iran's news. A year earlier, on 26 March 2017, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Egypt stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 191,433 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali91 in 100 of its 115 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Niger85 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique78 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia78 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Slovakia78 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 54 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US851 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1609 Cairo Egypt495 stories about protests or strikes, of its 653 Barcelona Spain195 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209 Florida US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 351 Carcassonne France153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: 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

● Saudi Arabia about three times as angry as the world's · 770 stories about harm ● Slovakia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 46 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 123 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 434 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as fearful as the world's · 105 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 10,954 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 8,239 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,330 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 5,876 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,617 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,102 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 991 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 678 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 killed14,015 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,994 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,641 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations604 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions559 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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 harsher 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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