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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Athens (Greece), violence in Nouakchott and landslides in Indonesia. Bangladesh's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 50 in 100 of its 272 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

87 of its 169 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Athens accounted for 45 of Greece's 87 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 35 of Athens' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Mauritania

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nouakchott accounted for 15 of Mauritania's 15 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mauritania over 30 days → its stories → Nouakchott stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

70 of its 163 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

137 of its 272 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 122 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 30 of Tehran's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

38 of its 75 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Minsk accounted for 32 of Belarus' 38 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 26 of Minsk's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Cuba

43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 34 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

44 of its 69 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 33 of Tunisia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Tunis' 33 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

120 of its 312 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 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 6 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 13,402 stories about harm among 67,205 counted on 6 Mar.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. of the day's 67,205 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Greece for the second day running. A year earlier, on 6 March 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Greece, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba60 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 36 · mostly displacement Greece51 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Belarus51 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Athens Greece35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: 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'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGambia: 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 three times as angry as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 296 stories about harm ● New Zealand a little warmer than the world's · 75 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 72 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,390 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice23% 3,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,435 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,372 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 676 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 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 killed3,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the UK Stories reporting evacuations106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about 4 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 about as 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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