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The news turned to protests in Nairobi (Kenya), violence in Niamey and arrests in Uganda. Cyprus' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKenya 45 in 100 of its 207 stories, usually 24
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 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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Protests & strikes

Kenya

94 of its 207 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Nairobi accounted for 55 of Kenya's 94 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 38 of Nairobi's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Niamey accounted for 17 of Niger's 26 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories).

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Niamey stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

32 of its 66 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

France

198 of its 695 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 143 of France's 198 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 101 of Paris' 143 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (86 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

45 of its 76 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tigray accounted for 23 of Ethiopia's 45 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

104 of its 190 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 56 of Iraq's 104 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Africa

180 of its 507 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 22 of Pretoria's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

272 of its 668 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with cholera. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

26 of its 30 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (35 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Switzerland (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 13,487 stories about harm among 69,824 counted on 21 Mar.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Kenya. of the day's 69,824 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. Kenya's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. A year earlier, on 21 March 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 64 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 55 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine67 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 71 · mostly displacement Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq55 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manhattan US226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Paris France101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Los Angeles US62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,403 stories · about as usual Rights & justice30% 3,968 stories · much more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,894 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence10% 1,326 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 521 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 499 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 203 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 killed2,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,582 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured629 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees112 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Malawi and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about the usual rate

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.