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9,465 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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A disaster in Kocani, the earthquake in Yemen and power cuts in Cuba drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about North Macedonia and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 94 in 100 of its 234 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
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

North Macedonia

221 of its 234 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Kocani accounted for 148 of North Macedonia's 221 stories about harm, carried by 444 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Kocani stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

211 of its 239 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Sanaa accounted for 182 of Yemen's 211 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (140 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Shelter & services

Cuba

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Havana accounted for 36 of Cuba's 46 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Power cuts were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Iran

91 of its 141 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 91 stories about harm, carried by 153 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

285 of its 572 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Wildfires were named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

779 of its 3,237 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heatwave was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

El Salvador

48 of its 78 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

38 of its 70 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Greece (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Afghanistan (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Iran (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in US (390 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in India (19 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 9,465 stories about harm among 46,244 counted on 16 Mar.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 12 January 2025. of the day's 46,244 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. North Macedonia stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. People injured were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about North Macedonia and the US. In Cuba's news, mentions of power cuts ran about three times their usual. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

North Macedonia94 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen88 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence El Salvador62 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Manhattan US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Belgrade 27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 27 Jerusalem Israel25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 London UK15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96

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'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: 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'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: 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'sRwanda: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful 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'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: 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'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● North Macedonia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 221 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,268 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice23% 2,093 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,088 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 1,673 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 383 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 377 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 201 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 156 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 killed2,561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia Stories reporting people affected1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,045 at about twice the usual rate · most about North Macedonia and the US Stories reporting abductions276 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced73 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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