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The day's news pointed at protests in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), violence in Copenhagen and illness in Kenema. the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 77 in 100 of its 339 stories, usually 40
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Cambodia

260 of its 339 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Phnom Penh accounted for 105 of Cambodia's 260 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. 60 of Phnom Penh's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (152 stories).

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Denmark

124 of its 268 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Copenhagen accounted for 113 of Denmark's 124 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Denmark over 30 days → its stories → Copenhagen stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

80 of its 104 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kenema accounted for 72 of Sierra Leone's 80 stories about harm, carried by 96 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Kenema stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

488 of its 529 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Tunis accounted for 342 of Tunisia's 488 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

736 of its 823 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 636 of Somalia's 736 stories about harm, carried by 671 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (625 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

260 of its 665 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 64 of Dhaka's 122 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (149 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

120 of its 212 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 37 of Kiev's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (44 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

43 of its 69 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 5 of Guatemala City's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

595 of its 2,593 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Power cuts were named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Peru (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Indonesia (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (95 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Finland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Vietnam (14 of its stories, about three 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 8 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 48,930 stories about harm among 252,338 counted on 8 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 252,338 stories, as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

French Polynesia97 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Tunisia92 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Somalia89 in 100 of its 823 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Niger88 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel342 stories about protests or strikes, of its 907 Ankara Türkiye259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 Washington US250 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1716 Delhi India174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Beit Ummar Palestine142 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSingapore: 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. 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'sPhilippines: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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: 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'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'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'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast 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: 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 readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about 4 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: 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

● Bangladesh about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 260 stories about harm ● Tunisia about three times as angry as the world's · 488 stories about harm ● French Polynesia about twice as fearful as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Norway about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 736 stories about harm ● Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 16,594 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 10,293 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,951 stories · about as usual Health11% 5,297 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,270 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,509 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,523 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,224 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 killed13,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,790 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees2,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions681 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced479 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Japan Stories reporting evacuations227 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about a third of 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 much 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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