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Protests in Larissa (Greece), heavy rain in Indonesia and rights and justice in Phnom Penh drew the news. Greece's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelarus 71 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 19
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Greece

149 of its 268 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Larissa accounted for 78 of Greece's 149 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. 58 of Larissa's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Heavy rain was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 10 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

59 of its 152 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Heavy rain was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belarus

101 of its 143 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Minsk accounted for 57 of Belarus' 101 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 43 of Minsk's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

22 of its 22 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 69%. 3 of Matagalpa's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

31 of its 97 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 7 of Caqueta's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

24 of Tehran's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

23 of its 27 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, flooding and storms.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

53 of its 131 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tsim Sha Tsui accounted for 40 of Hong Kong's 53 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Malaysia (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Azerbaijan (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Vanuatu (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Iran (26 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); oil spill in Philippines (34 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 3 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 14,720 stories about harm among 74,461 counted on 3 Mar.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Greece. of the day's 74,461 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Greece stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. On 3 March 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 →

Belarus71 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 19 · mostly rights & justice Palestine69 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Greece56 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia55 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 591 Larissa Greece58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 Minsk Belarus43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Chicago US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vietnam: 27 in 100 of its 213 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 42 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Vanuatu: 85 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)US: 25 in 100 of its 21,847 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 48 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 59 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Eswatini: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 1,100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 504 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 35 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Norway: 28 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 100 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 28 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Montenegro: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lesotho: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 366 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 39 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 56 in 100 of its 268 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 58 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Costa Rica: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 55 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 71 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Angola: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 649 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 40 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Belarus 71 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Greece 56 in 100 of its 268 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 55 in 100 of its 121 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Türkiye 48 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Israel 46 in 100 of its 366 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 4,910 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice24% 3,510 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,668 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,437 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 638 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 517 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 killed3,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured795 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Russia Stories reporting refugees117 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 about as 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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