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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).

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessItaly: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: 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 lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 19 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 13 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

● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kupwara Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Ajit India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Mecca Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 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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