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The news turned to protests in Athens (Greece), flooding in Malaysia and abductions in Mali. Greece's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostGreece 64 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 33
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Greece

91 of its 143 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Athens accounted for 53 of Greece's 91 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 48 of Athens' 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Accidents were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

73 of its 183 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

13 of its 14 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Azerbaijan

30 of its 67 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lachin accounted for 21 of Azerbaijan's 30 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 15 of Lachin's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). 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.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 51 of Iran's 77 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 51 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tunis accounted for 23 of Tunisia's 37 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. 16 of Tunis' 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

115 of its 253 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

25 of its 50 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Jakarta accounted for 18 of Indonesia's 25 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

South Africa

118 of its 332 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (44 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in India (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in UK (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); polio in US (28 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 5 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 7,211 stories about harm among 35,342 counted on 5 Mar.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 35,342 stories, as usual. On 5 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Greece64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia50 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Bangladesh45 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Azerbaijan45 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Athens Greece48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Beijing China44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

Stories, not people.

Where it happened

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Kahramanmaras, Türkiye -- accidents & disasters: 5 stories, carried by 18 outlets; harsh wording in 80 in 100Suez, Egypt -- accidents & disasters: 11 stories, carried by 23 outlets; harsh wording in 64 in 100Bakhmut, Russia -- attacks & violence: 20 stories, carried by 27 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Lahore, Pakistan -- protests & strikes: 30 stories, carried by 26 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Lachin, Azerbaijan -- protests & strikes: 21 stories, carried by 26 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Kyiv, Ukraine -- attacks & violence: 25 stories, carried by 33 outlets; harsh wording in 84 in 100Damascus, Syria -- attacks & violence: 12 stories, carried by 21 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Johor, Malaysia -- accidents & disasters: 23 stories, carried by 22 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Rome, Italy -- accidents & disasters: 6 stories, carried by 47 outlets; harsh wording in 83 in 100Moscow, Russia -- attacks & violence: 28 stories, carried by 49 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Manchester, UK -- attacks & violence: 35 stories, carried by 99 outlets; harsh wording in 91 in 100Jerusalem, Israel -- attacks & violence: 45 stories, carried by 59 outlets; harsh wording in 91 in 100Jakarta, Indonesia -- accidents & disasters: 18 stories, carried by 46 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Tunis, Tunisia -- protests & strikes: 23 stories, carried by 51 outlets; harsh wording in 91 in 100Tel Aviv, Israel -- protests & strikes: 43 stories, carried by 49 outlets; harsh wording in 95 in 100Tehran, Iran -- protests & strikes: 51 stories, carried by 65 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Bakhmut, Ukraine -- attacks & violence: 36 stories, carried by 88 outlets; harsh wording in 94 in 100Balukhali, Bangladesh -- people displaced: 26 stories, carried by 110 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Velayat, Iran -- protests & strikes: 6 stories, carried by 65 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Nablus, Palestine -- attacks & violence: 17 stories, carried by 96 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Athens, Greece -- protests & strikes: 53 stories, carried by 93 outlets; harsh wording in 98 in 100San Bernardino, US -- accidents & disasters: 29 stories, carried by 226 outlets; harsh wording in 97 in 100Larissa, Greece -- protests & strikes: 31 stories, carried by 175 outlets; harsh wording in 100 in 100Springfield, US -- accidents & disasters: 97 stories, carried by 352 outlets; harsh wording in 99 in 100
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks

The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.

Biggest events

● Springfield US accidents & disasters · 97 stories, 352 outlets ● Larissa Greece protests & strikes · 31 stories, 175 outlets ● San Bernardino US accidents & disasters · 29 stories, 226 outlets ● Athens Greece protests & strikes · 53 stories, 93 outlets ● Nablus Palestine attacks & violence · 17 stories, 96 outlets ● Velayat Iran protests & strikes · 6 stories, 65 outlets ● Balukhali Bangladesh people displaced · 26 stories, 110 outlets ● Bakhmut Ukraine attacks & violence · 36 stories, 88 outlets

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,194 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,750 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,336 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 807 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 329 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 281 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 267 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 143 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 killed1,791 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests756 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Mali Stories reporting evacuations68 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about one and a half times 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 much 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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