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15,653 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tehran, a disaster in Kocani and people killed in Belgium. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 59 in 100 of its 266 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Iran

157 of its 266 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 157 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

North Macedonia

141 of its 175 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Kocani accounted for 102 of North Macedonia's 141 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (93 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Kocani stories →
Health

Belgium

39 of its 146 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Yemen

152 of its 186 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Sanaa accounted for 94 of Yemen's 152 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

63 of its 167 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

Damascus accounted for 45 of Syria's 133 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lithuania

16 of its 40 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

30 of its 84 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

32 of its 155 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Peru (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Ireland (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in US (375 of its stories, about three times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (11 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 17 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 15,653 stories about harm among 86,857 counted on 17 Mar.

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In Peru's news, mentions of flooding ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 86,857 stories, as usual. Iran's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. A year earlier, on 17 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia81 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria67 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice Iran59 in 100 of its 266 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 712 Manhattan US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 202 Jerusalem Israel28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Nagpur India26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 82 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 32 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 29 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eswatini: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 54 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 593 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 730 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 29 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mongolia: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 81 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lithuania: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 58 in 100 of its 638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 59 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 33 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Fiji: 28 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 50 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 28 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Côte d’Ivoire: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bulgaria: 31 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 27 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 26 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Antigua & Barbuda: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 43 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 38 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vatican City: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 186 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● North Macedonia 81 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 58 in 100 of its 638 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 59 in 100 of its 266 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,369 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,733 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,962 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,354 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 625 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 528 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 495 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 253 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 killed3,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,738 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,079 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Macedonia Stories reporting abductions247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced203 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations91 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 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 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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