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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Larissa, protests in Tehran (Iran) and abductions in Russia. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 62 in 100 of its 358 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Greece

222 of its 358 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Larissa accounted for 125 of Greece's 222 stories about harm, carried by 181 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (185 stories). Heavy rain was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Larissa stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 54 of Iran's 109 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 29 of Tehran's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Poisoning was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

351 of its 1,241 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Storms were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and heatwave. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Poland

21 of its 68 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 3 of Warsaw's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

96 of its 314 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Flooding was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

56 of Tel Aviv's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Finland

50 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Helsinki accounted for 35 of Finland's 50 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

13 of its 17 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Cyclone was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

40 of its 133 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 12 of Fosen's 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Cuba (32 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (50 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); covid in Egypt (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Vanuatu (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten 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 2 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 15,611 stories about harm among 78,956 counted on 2 Mar.

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The news turned to Greece for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,956 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of Covid ran about 9 times their usual. Greece stood out: 62% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. On 2 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Greece62 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Türkiye55 in 100 of its 244 stories · usually 69 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran45 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 529 Larissa Greece60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Tel Aviv Israel56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Athens Greece45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

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'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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 readSaudi 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'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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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 readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: 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 readVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Greece about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 351 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 239 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 5,338 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice22% 3,426 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,769 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,623 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 815 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 613 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 524 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 301 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 killed3,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,441 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured958 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced103 at about half the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and the US

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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