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The news turned to illness in Tahiti, deaths in Ibri and protests in Athens (Greece). Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 66 in 100 of its 340 stories, usually 8
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

French Polynesia

249 of its 255 stories (98%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Tahiti accounted for 153 of French Polynesia's 249 stories about harm, carried by 230 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (179 stories). Flu was named in 175 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

French Polynesia over 30 days → its stories → Tahiti stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Oman

223 of its 340 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Ibri accounted for 187 of Oman's 223 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Oman over 30 days → its stories → Ibri stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

890 of its 1,369 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 212 of Athens' 380 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (682 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

932 of its 1,198 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Baghdad accounted for 585 of Iraq's 932 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (361 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Papua New Guinea

68 of its 117 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Port Moresby accounted for 52 of Papua New Guinea's 68 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

221 of its 378 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Avalanche was named in 125 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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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,292 of its 2,220 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Jerusalem accounted for 696 of Israel's 1,292 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 10 times the usual rate (141 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Poland

119 of its 399 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

274 of Aleppo's 474 stories were about protests or strikes. Earthquake was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Displacement

North Macedonia

325 of its 392 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (255 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Ethiopia (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in Czechia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (71 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 49,146 stories about harm among 258,774 counted on 1 Mar.

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In French Polynesia's news, mentions of the flu ran about 8 times their usual. French Polynesia stood out: 98% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 62%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 258,774 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Over February, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia98 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 62 · mostly health North Macedonia83 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 44 · mostly displacement Syria81 in 100 of its 2,111 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Mali79 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 1,198 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Anaheim US397 stories about protests or strikes, of its 592 Washington US354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1917 Jerusalem Israel296 stories about protests or strikes, of its 696 Aleppo Syria274 stories about protests or strikes, of its 474 Athens Greece212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 380

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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSlovakia: 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 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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'sMexico: 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'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Poland about three times as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Papua New Guinea about twice as angry as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 932 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,128 stories about harm ● Oman about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 175 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 17,406 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence26% 12,570 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,084 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 4,886 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,923 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,366 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,721 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,232 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 killed13,203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,573 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,335 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,590 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Syria Stories reporting abductions447 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced390 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Israel Stories reporting evacuations270 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people falling ill69 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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
● 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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