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Heavy rain in Indonesia, helicopter crash in the Czechia and protests in Minsk (Belarus) drew the news. Indonesia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Mozambique →
Part of lifeHealth 53 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 71 in 100 of its 336 stories, usually 43
RegionSouth Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

239 of its 336 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Heavy rain was named in 45 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Czechia

54 of its 105 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Czechia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

44 of its 85 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Minsk accounted for 34 of Belarus' 44 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 19 of Minsk's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Health

Kenya

162 of its 391 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (75 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

125 of its 138 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Cabo Delgado accounted for 53 of Mozambique's 125 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

98 of its 195 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 19 of Bangkok's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

106 of its 151 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

23 of its 26 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

Yangon accounted for 99 of Myanmar's 163 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. 89 of Yangon's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

50 of its 94 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Venezuela (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (81 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (18 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (28 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 20,996 stories about harm among 80,725 counted on 29 Mar.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and Mozambique. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 80,725 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Venezuela's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. A year earlier, on 29 March 2020, 44 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mozambique91 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar89 in 100 of its 184 stories · usually 87 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia71 in 100 of its 336 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Syria70 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 54 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Yangon Myanmar89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 99 Minneapolis US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Atlanta US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão 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'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more fearful 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Myanmar about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 163 stories about harm ● Mozambique about three times as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health53% 11,055 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 4,011 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 2,356 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence7% 1,473 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 757 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 331 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 292 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 killed5,639 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,554 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations163 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Mozambique Stories reporting abductions161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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 harsher 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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