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46,221 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Conakry (Guinea), extreme cold in Croatia and illness in Kabul. Guinea's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 87 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 74 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 53 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Guinea

41 of its 48 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Conakry accounted for 34 of Guinea's 41 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 30 of Conakry's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Disasters & accidents

Croatia

54 of its 80 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Zagreb accounted for 52 of Croatia's 54 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories). Extreme cold was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Croatia over 30 days → its stories → Zagreb stories →
Health

Afghanistan

180 of its 276 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 135 of Afghanistan's 180 stories about harm, carried by 416 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Outbreaks were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Colombia

108 of its 146 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 53 of Bogota's 63 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

183 of its 365 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Dubai accounted for 157 of the United Arab Emirates' 183 stories about harm, carried by 286 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Nigeria

1,011 of its 1,794 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (13 stories). Poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Health

Cuba

38 of its 60 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Health

Romania

41 of its 89 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Iran

Tehran accounted for 141 of Iran's 261 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Syria (41 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); measles in Sierra Leone (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Cuba (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Uganda (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Germany (26 of its stories, about three times its usual).

40 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 46,221 stories about harm among 114,442 counted on 23 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 40 in every 100 of the day's 114,442 stories, above the usual 30. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual in Syria's news. In Guinea, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 37% is usual. A year earlier, on 24 March 2019, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 40 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Korea82 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Colombia74 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Iran71 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Rwanda69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Azerbaijan69 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2336 Bogota Colombia53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Wuhan China47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 795 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Conakry Guinea30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: 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'sPortugal: 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: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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 readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCôte 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSão Tomé: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage about twice 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'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAnguilla: 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

● Guinea few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 681 stories about harm ● Egypt about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 118 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health87% 39,886 stories · much more than usual (usually 65%) Rights & justice4% 1,872 stories · much less than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents3% 1,339 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Shelter & services2% 794 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence2% 786 stories · less than usual (usually 6%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given2% 741 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 312 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 265 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 killed10,768 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected2,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,510 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees148 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting abductions50 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout two-thirds of usual
● Warmtha little more than usual
● Griefa little less 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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