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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), violence in Guayaquil and the earthquake in Iceland. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEcuador 77 in 100 of its 106 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Myanmar

62 of its 80 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. Yangon accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 62 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 28 of Yangon's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

82 of its 106 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Guayaquil accounted for 35 of Ecuador's 82 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

27 of its 55 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Earthquake was named in 21 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.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Italy

176 of its 562 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Georgia

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tbilisi accounted for 17 of Georgia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. 13 of Tbilisi's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Damascus accounted for 59 of Syria's 99 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. 44 of Damascus' 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

35 of its 86 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ghana

316 of its 720 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Accra accounted for 179 of Ghana's 316 stories about harm, carried by 270 outlets.

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Health

Taiwan

50 of its 145 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Vietnam

95 of its 238 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Taiwan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Israel (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in US (190 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 Feb. 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 25,443 stories about harm among 102,175 counted on 24 Feb.

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For the sixth day running, the news turned to Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,175 stories, below the usual 26. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Iceland's news. A year earlier, on 25 February 2020, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Myanmar stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 69%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar78 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Ecuador77 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 171 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Iraq49 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1194 Delhi India79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Rochester US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Damascus Syria44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 New York US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: 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: 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 readFiji: 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'sEgypt: 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: 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'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMoldova: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times 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'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ecuador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as angry as the world's · 483 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 13,569 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 4,843 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 2,618 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,812 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 870 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 756 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 438 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 320 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 killed6,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,719 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured950 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting abductions158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations43 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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