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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Algiers (Algeria), violence in Kabul and wildfires in Greece. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMexico 48 in 100 of its 1,065 stories, usually 23
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

90 of its 172 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Algiers accounted for 84 of Algeria's 90 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 81 of Algiers' 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Flooding was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Algeria over 30 days → its stories → Algiers stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

472 of its 582 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 231 of Afghanistan's 472 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

194 of its 465 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Wildfires were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sweden

67 of its 354 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

210 of its 381 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 43 of Jakarta's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Malawi

90 of its 197 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 6 of Lilongwe's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

202 of its 308 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

171 of its 405 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

45 of its 63 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 9 of San Salvador's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Senegal

32 of its 56 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Ebola was named in 28 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in North Korea (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in Senegal (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ethiopia (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Peru (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (75 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 7 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 39,843 stories about harm among 204,361 counted on 7 Mar.

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Of the day's 204,361 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 March 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan81 in 100 of its 582 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 628 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan72 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice El Salvador71 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir68 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1757 London UK120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 651 San Diego US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Shenzhen China94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Palm Beach Gardens US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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'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: 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'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: 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'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'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'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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 readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sParaguay: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Belgium about three times as fearful as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 472 stories about harm ● Finland about three times as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Malawi about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Paraguay few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 493 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 13,718 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Health23% 9,075 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence15% 5,919 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 5,236 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,881 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,295 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,215 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 906 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 killed9,813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,540 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people affected3,472 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,542 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees900 at about twice the usual rate · most about Mexico and Palestine Stories reporting abductions281 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations248 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people displaced243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 about as 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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