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The news turned to violence in Latakia, volcanic eruption in Guatemala and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh). Syria's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLuxembourg 54 in 100 of its 67 stories, usually 13
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Syria

276 of its 356 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Latakia accounted for 109 of Syria's 276 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (213 stories). Outbreaks were named in 25 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Latakia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

25 of its 28 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Guatemala City accounted for 19 of Guatemala's 25 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 47 of Bangladesh's 81 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 25 of Dhaka's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Luxembourg

36 of its 67 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Dominican Republic

50 of its 135 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Punta Cana accounted for 41 of the Dominican Republic's 50 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Romania

53 of its 190 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 27 of Bucharest's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Rights & justice

Azerbaijan

39 of its 131 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

481 of its 1,906 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Tropical storm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Armenia

30 of its 60 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

42 of its 89 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Dominican Republic (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Israel (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Canada (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in UK (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Australia (10 of its stories, about 5 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 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 15,177 stories about harm among 86,194 counted on 10 Mar.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Syria. of the day's 86,194 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Guatemala's news mentioned volcanic eruption more than ten times as often as usual. Syria's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 60%. A year earlier, on 10 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 356 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel57 in 100 of its 692 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan56 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Luxembourg54 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 13 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Manhattan US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Los Angeles US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Bucharest Romania27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: feelings about like the world'sSri 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: 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'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'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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: 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'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIceland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little angrier 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

● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 276 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Norway few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,437 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,758 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,829 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,832 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 574 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 268 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 killed3,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions250 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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