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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: too little coverage to readUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBong Son, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 162 outletsGloucester, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKerala, India -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsOlympia, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- rights & justice: 57 stories, carried by 152 outletsOregon, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 30 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 25 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bong Son Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Gloucester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Kerala India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Olympia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Minsk Belarus about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 57 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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