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20,597 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Bangkok (Thailand), extreme cold in Norway and violence in Bamako drew the news. Mali's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNorway 89 in 100 of its 1,432 stories, usually 18
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Thailand

241 of its 1,092 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 144 of Bangkok's 207 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (184 stories). Landslides were named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories → Bangkok stories →
Disasters & accidents

Norway

1,268 of its 1,432 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (455 stories). Extreme cold was named in 643 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tornadoes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

269 of its 281 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Bamako accounted for 128 of Mali's 269 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Switzerland

69 of its 187 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Avalanche was named in 55 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

173 of its 253 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. 59 of Baghdad's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

569 of its 606 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 85%. Beira accounted for 512 of Mozambique's 569 stories about harm, carried by 522 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 314 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with malaria and outbreaks.

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Disasters & accidents

Ecuador

44 of its 56 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Volcanic eruption was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

68 of its 69 stories (99%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 3 of Managua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

New Zealand

852 of its 1,341 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Heavy rain was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (314 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); avalanche in Switzerland (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Ecuador (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (73 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Bahamas (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 20,597 stories about harm among 102,994 counted on 24 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Norway and the US. of the day's 102,994 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2018, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. Thailand's news was 22% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua99 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Mali96 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique94 in 100 of its 606 stories · usually 85 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia91 in 100 of its 294 stories · usually 74 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Norway89 in 100 of its 1,432 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Stavanger Norway318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 330 Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 618 Bangkok Thailand144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 207 Gaza Palestine107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 189 Monroeville US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 readSri Lanka: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: 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: 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'sNigeria: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIran: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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 readGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as warm 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'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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 a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: 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'sJersey: 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

● Nicaragua about twice as warm as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Mali about three times as angry as the world's · 269 stories about harm ● Norway about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,268 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 207 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● New Zealand about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 852 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 5,110 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Disasters & accidents24% 4,912 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence21% 4,199 stories · about as usual Health17% 3,483 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,321 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 555 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 240 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 killed7,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,783 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting people injured2,202 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Norway and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,725 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting evacuations910 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Norway and the US Stories reporting abductions272 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and India Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill30 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 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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