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The day's news pointed at landslides in Indonesia, violence in Beirut and people injured in Tanzania. the Netherlands' 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.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 45 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

70 of its 156 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Beirut accounted for 27 of Lebanon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Tanzania

15 of its 27 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

28 of its 114 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 18 of Amsterdam's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

22 of its 35 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. the Red Sea accounted for 21 of Djibouti's 22 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

52 of its 88 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tehran accounted for 37 of Iran's 52 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

21 of its 63 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 3 of Colombo's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

Hong Kong

24 of its 85 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

210 of its 697 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 78 of Russia's 144 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Australia (80 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Kenya (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in India (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); helicopter crash in US (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 9,397 stories about harm among 54,689 counted on 10 Mar.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 54,689 stories, as usual. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Indonesia. Indonesia stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 23%. This week the news turned most often to Djibouti, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 1,067 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran59 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Indonesia45 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Gaza Palestine54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDjibouti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 753 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Türkiye few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Djibouti few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,560 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,165 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence19% 1,718 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,410 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 500 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 357 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 188 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 killed2,539 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions517 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia

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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