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Protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), violence in Gaza and rights and justice in Kabul drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.
Protests & strikes
158 of its 328 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Istanbul accounted for 131 of Türkiye's 158 stories about harm, carried by 263 outlets. 89 of Istanbul's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (90 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
175 of its 276 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 137 of Palestine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 385 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.
Rights & justice
95 of its 177 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kabul accounted for 68 of Afghanistan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 160 outlets.
Health
11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).
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Conflict & violence
108 of its 231 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Tehran accounted for 67 of Iran's 108 stories about harm, carried by 209 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Conflict & violence
206 of its 841 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Disasters & accidents
Kocani accounted for 17 of North Macedonia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.
Conflict & violence
Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.
Health
Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.
Conflict & violence
Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual:
covid in France (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in Nigeria (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Canada (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storm surge in US (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).
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For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 102,858 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in France's news. In Türkiye, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 20 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.
18 in every 100 of the day's 102,858 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 18). Türkiye: 158 of its 328 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Palestine: 175 of its 276 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Afghanistan: 95 of its 177 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Iceland: 11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in France's news. Mentions of meningitis ran about 6 times their usual in Nigeria's news. Across the world, the words of the day's news were about as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Türkiye. A year earlier, on 20 March 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Written by code from the day's numbers.
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or less Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Yemen: about as warm as its own usual or less Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or less Venezuela: about as warm as its own usual or less Vanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or less Uzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Uruguay: about as warm as its own usual or less Micronesia: too little coverage to read U.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Guam: about as warm as its own usual or less Puerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or less United States: about as warm as its own usual or less South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to read Falkland Islands: too little coverage to read Cayman Islands: too little coverage to read Isle of Man: too little coverage to read United Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or less United Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or less Ukraine: about as warm as its own usual or less Uganda: about as warm as its own usual or less Turkmenistan: too little coverage to read Turkey: about as warm as its own usual or less Tunisia: about as warm as its own usual or less Trinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or less Tonga: about as warm as its own usual or less Togo: about as warm as its own usual or less Timor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or less Thailand: about as warm as its own usual or less Tanzania: about as warm as its own usual or less Tajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Taiwan: about as warm as its own usual or less Syria: about as warm as its own usual or less Switzerland: about as warm as its own usual or less Sweden: about as warm as its own usual or less Eswatini: too little coverage to read Suriname: too little coverage to read South Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or less Sri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or less Spain: about as warm as its own usual or less South Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less South Africa: about as warm as its own usual or less Somalia: about as warm as its own usual or less Somaliland: too little coverage to read Solomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovakia: about as warm as its own usual or less Slovenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Singapore: about as warm as its own usual or less Sierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or less Seychelles: too little coverage to read Serbia: too little coverage to read Senegal: about as warm as its own usual or less Saudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or less São Tomé: too little coverage to read Samoa: too little coverage to read St Vincent: too little coverage to read St. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or less Rwanda: about as warm as its own usual or less Russia: about as warm as its own usual or less Romania: about as warm as its own usual or less Qatar: about as warm as its own usual or less Portugal: about as warm as its own usual or less Poland: about as warm as its own usual or less Philippines: about as warm as its own usual or less Peru: about as warm as its own usual or less Paraguay: too little coverage to read Panama: about as warm as its own usual or less Palau: too little coverage to read Pakistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Oman: about as warm as its own usual or less Norway: about as warm as its own usual or less North Korea: about as warm as its own usual or less Nigeria: about as warm as its own usual or less Niger: about as warm as its own usual or less Nicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or less Niue: too little coverage to read Netherlands: about as warm as its own usual or less Curaçao: too little coverage to read Nepal: about as warm as its own usual or less Namibia: about as warm as its own usual or less Mozambique: about as warm as its own usual or less Morocco: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or less Montenegro: too little coverage to read Mongolia: about as warm as its own usual or less Moldova: about as warm as its own usual or less Mexico: about as warm as its own usual or less Mauritius: too little coverage to read Mauritania: too little coverage to read Malta: about as warm as its own usual or less Mali: about as warm as its own usual or less Malaysia: about as warm as its own usual or less Malawi: about as warm as its own usual or less Madagascar: about as warm as its own usual or less North Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or less Luxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or less Lithuania: about as warm as its own usual or less Libya: about as warm as its own usual or less Liberia: about as warm as its own usual or less Lesotho: about as warm as its own usual or less Lebanon: about as warm as its own usual or less Latvia: about as warm as its own usual or less Laos: about as warm as its own usual or less Kyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Kuwait: about as warm as its own usual or less Kosovo: too little coverage to read Kiribati: too little coverage to read Kenya: about as warm as its own usual or less Kazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jordan: about as warm as its own usual or less Japan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jamaica: about as warm as its own usual or less Italy: about as warm as its own usual or less Israel: about as warm as its own usual or less Palestine: about as warm as its own usual or less Iraq: about as warm as its own usual or less Iran: about as warm as its own usual or less Indonesia: about as warm as its own usual or less India: about as warm as its own usual or less Iceland: about as warm as its own usual or less Hungary: about as warm as its own usual or less Honduras: about as warm as its own usual or less Haiti: about as warm as its own usual or less Guyana: about as warm as its own usual or less Guinea-Bissau: too little coverage to read Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or less Guatemala: about as warm as its own usual or less Grenada: about as warm as its own usual or less Greece: about as warm as its own usual or less Germany: about as warm as its own usual or less Georgia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gambia: about as warm as its own usual or less Gabon: too little coverage to read France: about as warm as its own usual or less St Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to read French Polynesia: too little coverage to read New Caledonia: too little coverage to read French Southern Territories: too little coverage to read Åland Islands: too little coverage to read Fiji: about as warm as its own usual or less Ethiopia: about as warm as its own usual or less Estonia: too little coverage to read Eritrea: about as warm as its own usual or less Equatorial Guinea: too little coverage to read El Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or less Egypt: about as warm as its own usual or less Ecuador: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Dominica: too little coverage to read Djibouti: about as warm as its own usual or less Greenland: about as warm as its own usual or less Faroe Islands: too little coverage to read Denmark: about as warm as its own usual or less Czech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less N. Cyprus: too little coverage to read Cyprus: about as warm as its own usual or less Cuba: about as warm as its own usual or less Croatia: about as warm as its own usual or less Côte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to read Costa Rica: about as warm as its own usual or less DR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Congo: about as warm as its own usual or less Comoros: too little coverage to read Colombia: about as warm as its own usual or less China: about as warm as its own usual or less Hong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or less Chad: about as warm as its own usual or less Central African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or less Cape Verde: too little coverage to read Canada: about as warm as its own usual or less Cameroon: about as warm as its own usual or less Cambodia: about as warm as its own usual or less Myanmar: about as warm as its own usual or less Burundi: about as warm as its own usual or less Burkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or less Bulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or less Brunei: about as warm as its own usual or less Brazil: about as warm as its own usual or less Botswana: about as warm as its own usual or less Bosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to read Bolivia: too little coverage to read Bhutan: about as warm as its own usual or less Benin: too little coverage to read Belize: about as warm as its own usual or less Belarus: about as warm as its own usual or less Barbados: too little coverage to read Bangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or less Bahrain: too little coverage to read Bahamas: about as warm as its own usual or less Azerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or less Austria: about as warm as its own usual or less Australia: about as warm as its own usual or less Heard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to read Armenia: about as warm as its own usual or less Argentina: about as warm as its own usual or less Antigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or less Angola: about as warm as its own usual or less Andorra: too little coverage to read Algeria: too little coverage to read Albania: about as warm as its own usual or less Afghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Jammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or less Aksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or less Gaza: about as warm as its own usual or less West Bank: about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or less Western Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Siachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or less Crimea: about as warm as its own usual or less East Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or less Azad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or less Marshall Islands: too little coverage to read Northern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or less American Samoa: too little coverage to read Chagos Islands: too little coverage to read St. Helena: too little coverage to read Pitcairn: too little coverage to read Anguilla: too little coverage to read Bermuda: about as warm as its own usual or less British Virgin Islands: too little coverage to read Turks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to read Montserrat: too little coverage to read Jersey: about as warm as its own usual or less Guernsey: too little coverage to read San Marino: too little coverage to read St Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to read Cook Islands: too little coverage to read Aruba: too little coverage to read Nauru: too little coverage to read Monaco: about as warm as its own usual or less Maldives: about as warm as its own usual or less Liechtenstein: too little coverage to read Wallis & Futuna: too little coverage to read St. Martin: too little coverage to read St. Barthélemy: too little coverage to read Macao: about as warm as its own usual or less Norfolk Island: too little coverage to read Sint Maarten: too little coverage to read Christmas Island: too little coverage to read Gibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or less Mayotte: too little coverage to read Papua New Guinea: warmth about its own usual New Zealand: warmth about its own usual Ireland: warmth about its own usual Ghana: warmth about its own usual Finland: warmth about its own usual Chile: warmth about its own usual Belgium: warmth about its own usual Vatican City: warmth about its own usual Maryland, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outlets Karnataka, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outlets Oregon, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 21 outlets Calgary, Canada -- health: 24 stories, carried by 20 outlets Kyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 93 stories, carried by 245 outlets Kanker, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outlets Harare, Zimbabwe -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outlets Accra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 16 outlets
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.
The day in three measures
harsh warm
The words in the day's stories were about as 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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