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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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualBerkshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 37 stories, carried by 51 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsMilwaukee, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsMadrid, Spain -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsHampi, India -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Belize warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Juba South Sudan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 25 stories

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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