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35,679 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Tripoli (Libya), a disaster in Dhaka and rights and justice in Vatican City. Bangladesh's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Gambia →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVatican City 78 in 100 of its 279 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Libya

81 of its 126 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tripoli accounted for 63 of Libya's 81 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 42 of Tripoli's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

552 of its 751 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 450 of Bangladesh's 552 stories about harm, carried by 354 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (251 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Displacement

Laos

63 of its 80 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (56 stories).

Laos over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

575 of its 813 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Ramallah accounted for 376 of Palestine's 575 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. 189 of Ramallah's 376 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

120 of its 251 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Algiers accounted for 110 of Algeria's 120 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. 107 of Algiers' 110 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Israel

785 of its 1,338 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 223 of Jerusalem's 344 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

513 of its 1,946 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 192 of Paris' 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with cyclone and hurricane.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

262 of its 472 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malta

79 of its 183 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 51 of Valletta's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (56 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cholera in Mozambique (233 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Argentina (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in DR Congo (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 35,679 stories about harm among 192,675 counted on 29 Mar.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Gambia. 19 in every 100 of the day's 192,675 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. In Mozambique's news, mentions of the cholera ran about three times their usual. Libya stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. On 29 March 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique86 in 100 of its 387 stories · usually 87 · mostly health Laos79 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 23 · mostly displacement Vatican City78 in 100 of its 279 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice Somalia74 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh74 in 100 of its 751 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Paris France192 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Ramallah Palestine189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 376 Washington US180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1050 Cairo Egypt168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSlovenia: 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 readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'sPoland: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLatvia: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCanada: 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'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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 fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrunei: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 552 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 262 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● New Zealand about twice as angry as the world's · 663 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 10,832 stories · about as usual Health24% 8,366 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents16% 5,756 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 4,934 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,268 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,085 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 989 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 671 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 killed10,343 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions367 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced274 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Laos and the US Stories reporting evacuations212 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill116 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Gambia

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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