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The news turned to protests in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), storm surge in Mozambique and arrests in Congo. Brazil's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostMozambique 78 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 42
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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

Saudi Arabia

436 of its 762 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Riyadh accounted for 228 of Saudi Arabia's 436 stories about harm, carried by 223 outlets. 126 of Riyadh's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (182 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mozambique

115 of its 148 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Beira accounted for 82 of Mozambique's 115 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (51 stories). Storm surge was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Beira stories →
Health

Congo

170 of its 195 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Cholera was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

374 of its 721 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Suzano accounted for 263 of Brazil's 374 stories about harm, carried by 287 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (237 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Suzano stories →
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Protests & strikes

Morocco

68 of its 141 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Nador accounted for 47 of Morocco's 68 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. 47 of Nador's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Drownings were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

843 of its 2,160 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (19 stories). Building collapse was named in 248 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv, malaria and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Mongolia

21 of its 42 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 13 of Ulaanbaatar's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Respiratory illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

299 of its 1,050 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Poisoning was named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Slovakia

37 of its 127 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 21 of Bratislava's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

North Macedonia

35 of its 60 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Skopje accounted for 34 of North Macedonia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: food poisoning in Türkiye (212 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malawi (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (248 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Mongolia (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Malaysia (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 41,002 stories about harm among 201,368 counted on 14 Mar.

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Türkiye's news mentioned food poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 201,368 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 31%. A year earlier, on 14 March 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

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Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo87 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Ethiopia79 in 100 of its 1,768 stories · usually 71 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Mozambique78 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria72 in 100 of its 748 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua67 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US382 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1468 Northern Ireland UK269 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Chicago US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1074 Riyadh Saudi Arabia126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228 Bernalillo County US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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 readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSwitzerland: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than 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'sMongolia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as angry as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier 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

● China about three times as fearful as the world's · 883 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as angry as the world's · 374 stories about harm ● Switzerland about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Slovakia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 90 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,611 stories · less than usual (usually 31%) Health21% 8,503 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,129 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence14% 5,557 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,558 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 1,559 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 755 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 674 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 killed12,934 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,950 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,255 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people falling ill108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Malaysia

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

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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
● Feara little less than 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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