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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Pulwama and people killed in North Korea. Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 48 in 100 of its 221 stories, usually 28
RegionEast Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 56 of Iran's 98 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 56 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

55 of its 94 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Pulwama accounted for 38 of Kashmir's 55 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

105 of its 136 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Nablus accounted for 70 of Palestine's 105 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

32 of its 38 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

114 of its 447 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

28 of its 33 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 123 of Israel's 214 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: road crashes in UK (76 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (159 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in India (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 15,476 stories about harm among 78,879 counted on 28 Feb.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Iran. of the day's 78,879 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 28 February 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine77 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir59 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye56 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong48 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 28 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 523 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Nablus Palestine28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70

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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSpain: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 214 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,469 stories · much more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice23% 3,567 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,634 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence10% 1,511 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 731 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 507 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 248 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 killed3,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,507 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured776 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees163 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced148 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations66 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran

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
● Griefa little less 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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