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40,627 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Drownings in Malta, deaths in Solola and a disaster in Dhaka drew the news. Guatemala's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMalta 74 in 100 of its 650 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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

Malta

478 of its 650 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Valletta accounted for 446 of Malta's 478 stories about harm, carried by 400 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Drownings were named in 173 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guatemala

172 of its 187 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Solola accounted for 102 of Guatemala's 172 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Solola stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

635 of its 1,008 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 546 of Bangladesh's 635 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (339 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

50 of its 74 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 20 of Croix-des-Bouquets' 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Croix-des-Bouquets stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Iran

156 of its 389 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Poisoning was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Comoros

62 of its 88 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 37 of Anjouan's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

278 of its 324 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Mogadishu accounted for 256 of Somalia's 278 stories about harm, carried by 268 outlets. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Kazakhstan

32 of its 89 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Cameroon

29 of its 50 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 5 of Bali's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Rights & justice

Italy

255 of its 946 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (139 stories). Drownings were named in 112 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cyclone and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Italy (112 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Laos (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Liberia (30 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (171 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Thailand (17 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 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 40,627 stories about harm among 203,871 counted on 28 Mar.

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In Malta, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 15% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 203,871 stories, as usual. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Italy's news. On 28 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala92 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 35 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Somalia86 in 100 of its 324 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Congo82 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Mozambique82 in 100 of its 286 stories · usually 87 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen78 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US293 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2055 Charlottesville US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Washington US211 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1516 Ramallah Palestine197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 493 Paris France180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239

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'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: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sTaiwan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little warmer than 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'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Netherlands about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Somalia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 278 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 277 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Guatemala about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 13,318 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health22% 8,676 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 6,540 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 5,645 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,580 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,411 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 840 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 657 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 killed12,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,059 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,658 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,623 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees671 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malta and Italy Stories reporting abductions441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations311 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced289 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mozambique and the US Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Singapore

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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