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The news turned to protests in Dakar (Senegal), illness in Malabo and violence in Qaraqosh. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 67 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 24
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Senegal

34 of its 42 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dakar accounted for 24 of Senegal's 34 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 22 of Dakar's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Equatorial Guinea

25 of its 35 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Malabo accounted for 16 of Equatorial Guinea's 25 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Equatorial Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Malabo stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

224 of its 342 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Qaraqosh accounted for 107 of Iraq's 224 stories about harm, carried by 412 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Qaraqosh stories →
Health

Australia

282 of its 1,049 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Flu was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

88 of its 97 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 80%. Yangon accounted for 70 of Myanmar's 88 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. 67 of Yangon's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Paraguay

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 10 of Asuncion's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Romania

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 3 of Bucharest's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Sri Lanka

63 of its 164 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Colombo accounted for 43 of Sri Lanka's 63 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Train derailment was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 23 of Thailand's 31 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 18 of Bangkok's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Saudi Arabia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

27 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 11,888 stories about harm among 43,847 counted on 7 Mar.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Senegal. of the day's 43,847 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greece's news mentioned the earthquake about three times as often as usual. Senegal's news was 81% about people being harmed, against a usual 41%. A year earlier, on 7 March 2020, 27 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Myanmar, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar91 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 80 · mostly rights & justice Yemen69 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Austria67 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 24 · mostly health Iraq65 in 100 of its 342 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 578 Yangon Myanmar67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Alabama US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Beijing China34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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 readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: 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'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong 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'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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 224 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 6,132 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,419 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents10% 1,144 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,055 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 468 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 244 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 205 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 127 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 killed3,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests948 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected740 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured708 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees73 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Japan and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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