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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Yangon (Myanmar), the tsunami in New Zealand and people injured in Sweden. Myanmar'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 lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 43 in 100 of its 1,025 stories, usually 24
RegionOceania 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

185 of its 201 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 77%. Yangon accounted for 112 of Myanmar's 185 stories about harm, carried by 303 outlets. 109 of Yangon's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Flooding was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

440 of its 1,025 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Tsunami was named in 237 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding and drownings. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sweden

92 of its 198 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Ethiopia

62 of its 104 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 49 of Ethiopia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

31 of its 46 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reykjavik accounted for 26 of Iceland's 31 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

21 of its 39 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 8 of Dakar's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

148 of its 224 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Baghdad accounted for 64 of Iraq's 148 stories about harm, carried by 182 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

62 of its 157 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 12 of Sam Cheung's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

14 of Jalalabad's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drownings in Djibouti (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iran (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); accidents in Japan (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); natural hazards in Philippines (12 of its stories, about three 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 4 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 24,615 stories about harm among 99,055 counted on 4 Mar.

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It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Myanmar. of the day's 99,055 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. New Zealand's news mentioned the tsunami more than ten times as often as usual. Myanmar's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 77%. On 4 March 2020, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar92 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 77 · mostly rights & justice Yemen67 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq66 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia60 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1275 Yangon Myanmar109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Los Angeles US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Delhi India56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246 Beijing China45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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 readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'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: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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 readCroatia: 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'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSeychelles: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
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Strongest feelings

● Sweden about twice as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 65 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 146 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 13,622 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice19% 4,744 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 2,255 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,871 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 699 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 616 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 394 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 198 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 killed5,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,980 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,515 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced84 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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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