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The day's news pointed at protests in Paris (France), rights and justice in Kigali and the tsunami in North Korea. North Korea's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 73 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

France

492 of its 1,826 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Paris accounted for 342 of France's 492 stories about harm, carried by 595 outlets. 267 of Paris' 342 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Rwanda

119 of its 162 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kigali accounted for 72 of Rwanda's 119 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Korea

84 of its 164 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Pyongyang accounted for 62 of North Korea's 84 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Tsunami was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

220 of its 404 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 129 of Iran's 220 stories about harm, carried by 507 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

116 of its 570 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Tsunami was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

123 of its 239 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 48 of Iraq's 123 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Vietnam

396 of its 1,241 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (119 stories). Outbreaks were named in 97 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with malaria, flu and polio.

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Health

Tanzania

40 of its 98 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with ebola.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

53 of its 70 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

325 of its 465 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in South Korea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (97 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in Uganda (29 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Spain (33 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Tanzania (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 28,359 stories about harm among 153,283 counted on 24 Mar.

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Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in North Korea's news. of the day's 153,283 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. On 24 March 2022, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today. France's news was 27% about people being harmed, against a usual 17%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen76 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda73 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 66 · mostly disasters & accidents Malawi63 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US228 stories about protests or strikes, of its 843 Manhattan US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Delhi India113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 378 Jerusalem Israel98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Zambia: 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'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSão 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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'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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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'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'sBarbados: 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'sAfghanistan: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer 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'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 325 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 295 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as angry as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 220 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 9,842 stories · more than usual (usually 32%) Rights & justice26% 7,310 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 3,932 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence11% 3,083 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,132 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 1,113 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 932 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 564 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 killed5,687 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,844 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,695 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees334 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations237 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Malawi Stories reporting people falling ill63 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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
● 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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