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43,289 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Paris, protests in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and people injured in Venezuela. Lebanon's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLibya 78 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 52
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Conflict & violence

France

855 of its 2,121 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Paris accounted for 648 of France's 855 stories about harm, carried by 433 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Protests & strikes

Uzbekistan

25 of its 61 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 11 of Tashkent's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uzbekistan over 30 days → its stories → Tashkent stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

109 of its 197 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories). Snowstorms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Lebanon

142 of its 292 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Libya

121 of its 155 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ubari accounted for 79 of Libya's 121 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

147 of its 215 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Naypyitaw accounted for 87 of Myanmar's 147 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

199 of its 347 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Oromo accounted for 154 of Ethiopia's 199 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. 117 of Oromo's 154 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Liberia

88 of its 199 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Ebola was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Russia

1,221 of its 4,147 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Drownings were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

689 of its 824 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 78%. Ghouta accounted for 542 of Syria's 689 stories about harm, carried by 397 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: ebola in Liberia (65 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in North Korea (45 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Greece (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Poland (52 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 43,289 stories about harm among 225,097 counted on 28 Mar.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 9 February 2018. 19 in every 100 of the day's 225,097 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. In France, 40% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 March 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 824 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia77 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen75 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar68 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US335 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1251 Baton Rouge US281 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355 Jerusalem Israel257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Paris France194 stories about protests or strikes, of its 648 Ghouta Syria141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 542

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● Congo about three times as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as fearful as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Myanmar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 142 stories about harm ● France about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 855 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 13,813 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health22% 9,299 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,520 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,460 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 3,192 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,337 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,179 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 614 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 killed12,566 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests6,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,195 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured2,922 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees577 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions406 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced281 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations236 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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