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Violence in Ankara, building collapse in Poland and protests in la Paz (Bolivia) drew the news. Bolivia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSenegal 77 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 12
RegionCentral Asia 17 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

758 of its 1,069 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Ankara accounted for 521 of Türkiye's 758 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (407 stories). Food poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tsunami and avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

168 of its 407 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (113 stories). Building collapse was named in 77 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

71 of its 79 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 11 of la Paz's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Rights & justice

Gibraltar

25 of its 43 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Senegal

88 of its 115 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dakar accounted for 76 of Senegal's 88 stories about harm, carried by 78 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

209 of its 287 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Jammu accounted for 144 of Kashmir's 209 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

185 of its 199 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Ouagadougou accounted for 163 of Burkina Faso's 185 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

687 of its 1,833 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 255 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

49 of its 157 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 40 of Prague's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Rights & justice

Iceland

68 of its 134 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in South Africa (255 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tanzania (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Sierra Leone (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Ethiopia (30 of its stories, more than ten 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 5 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 39,792 stories about harm among 204,865 counted on 5 Mar.

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Mentions of building collapse ran more than ten times their usual in Poland's news. On 5 March 2017, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. Türkiye stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 48%. 19 in every 100 of the day's 204,865 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso93 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia90 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Yemen86 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea78 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia77 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hollywood US258 stories about protests or strikes, of its 899 Ghouta Syria220 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1053 Washington US176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1139 Rome Italy148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Tehran Iran145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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'sLebanon: 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'sHungary: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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 readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: 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 readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBolivia: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPitcairn: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about twice 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

● Bolivia about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 71 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Senegal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso about twice as angry as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as fearful as the world's · 115 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,507 stories · about as usual Health19% 7,591 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,520 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,397 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,806 stories · about as usual Shelter & services6% 2,489 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Food & livelihood3% 979 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 728 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 killed13,392 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,797 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,697 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting abductions624 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees475 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people displaced448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations240 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Puerto Rico Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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