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The day's news pointed at illness in Tunis, protests in Dakar (Senegal) and people affected in Equatorial Guinea. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBrazil 44 in 100 of its 274 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Tunisia

34 of its 55 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 20 of Tunisia's 34 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tunisia over 30 days → its stories → Tunis stories →
Protests & strikes

Senegal

28 of its 42 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Dakar accounted for 18 of Senegal's 28 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 15 of Dakar's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

87 of its 210 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 50 of Myanmar's 86 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 48 of Yangon's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

51 of its 108 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 29 of Kashmir's 51 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

5 of Isa Town's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

121 of its 274 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mauritius

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Poland

47 of its 119 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); illness in Myanmar (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Japan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in China (16 of its stories, about 6 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 10 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 24,812 stories about harm among 99,441 counted on 10 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Tunisia. of the day's 99,441 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 26. Yemen's news mentioned outbreaks about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 10 March 2020, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. In Tunisia, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar87 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 82 · mostly rights & justice Yemen70 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 66 · mostly health Iraq62 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia62 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US278 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1355 Delhi India70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Yangon Myanmar48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Des Moines US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 Moscow Russia40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sPortugal: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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 readMozambique: 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'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'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'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'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'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'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'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: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: 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 angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier 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'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: 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'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 87 stories about harm ● Myanmar about twice as angry as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Tunisia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Croatia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 8 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 82 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 13,391 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 5,571 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents8% 2,087 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Conflict & violence6% 1,467 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 777 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 463 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 297 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 killed5,662 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,959 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,594 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured912 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting abductions181 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 softer than 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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