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Rights and justice in Asmara, violence in Ramallah and plane crash in Kenya drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPanama 92 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 19
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Rights & justice

Eritrea

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Asmara accounted for 43 of Eritrea's 43 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Eritrea over 30 days → its stories → Asmara stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

622 of its 835 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 424 of Palestine's 622 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (369 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

352 of its 722 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (287 stories). Plane crash was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

440 of its 798 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Caracas accounted for 370 of Venezuela's 440 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. 285 of Caracas' 370 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (87 stories).

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
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Conflict & violence

Yemen

100 of its 135 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Hodeida accounted for 60 of Yemen's 100 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Egypt

289 of its 697 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 161 of Cairo's 219 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

1,401 of its 2,437 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (131 stories). Avalanche was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Panama

244 of its 265 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Panama City accounted for 236 of Panama's 244 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (234 stories).

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Rights & justice

North Korea

404 of its 903 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Central African Republic

30 of its 37 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 19 of Bangui's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in US (3260 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (69 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Denmark (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (116 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 4 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 36,911 stories about harm among 179,512 counted on 4 Mar.

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In Eritrea, 77% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 179,512 stories, as usual. Mentions of tornadoes ran more than ten times their usual in the US's news. On 4 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Panama92 in 100 of its 265 stories · usually 19 · mostly shelter & services Syria83 in 100 of its 645 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Eritrea77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice Palestine74 in 100 of its 835 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Caracas Venezuela285 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 Washington US255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1085 Greenwood County US220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Chicago US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Denver US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'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: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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 readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'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: too little coverage to readChile: 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'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as angry as the world's · 535 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,401 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Estonia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Denmark about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,195 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Disasters & accidents23% 8,437 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Health21% 7,538 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,799 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,013 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,330 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 559 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 506 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 killed12,891 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests3,837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions269 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced174 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Denmark

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
● Griefa little more than 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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