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The day's news pointed at protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), people injured in Russia and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 41 in 100 of its 291 stories, usually 22
RegionEurope 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

122 of its 291 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Istanbul accounted for 95 of Türkiye's 122 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. 77 of Istanbul's 95 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

164 of its 591 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

120 of its 291 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Bangladesh

100 of its 211 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 53 of Bangladesh's 100 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 29 of Dhaka's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

UK

1,745 of its 6,890 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (373 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and wildfires.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

92 of its 338 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Displacement

Panama

25 of its 83 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

134 of its 582 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (63 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 97 of Sudan's 116 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Train derailment was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in El Salvador (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); train derailment in Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in UK (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 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 17,300 stories about harm among 96,759 counted on 21 Mar.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US. 18 in every 100 of the day's 96,759 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the third day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Indonesia's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Türkiye's news was 42% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan71 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Israel61 in 100 of its 911 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 634 Istanbul Türkiye77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Jerusalem Israel68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Manhattan US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Tel Aviv Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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 readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 116 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 557 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 122 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 134 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,673 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice27% 4,558 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,379 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,131 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 711 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 682 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 447 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed3,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured810 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations476 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions326 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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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