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The news turned to protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), violence in Moscow and volcanic eruption in Indonesia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 64 in 100 of its 228 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

145 of its 228 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Istanbul accounted for 112 of Türkiye's 145 stories about harm, carried by 290 outlets. 89 of Istanbul's 112 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

132 of its 365 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Moscow accounted for 83 of Russia's 132 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (80 stories). Poisoning was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

53 of its 132 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Niger

38 of its 39 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Fambita accounted for 17 of Niger's 38 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

88 of its 276 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

43 of its 118 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (109 stories). Illness was named in 43 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Argentina

40 of its 106 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Respiratory illness was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

72 of its 208 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Argentina (34 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); wildfires in South Korea (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (43 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in UK (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,484 stories about harm among 55,888 counted on 22 Mar.

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It was the fourth day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 55,888 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Argentina's news mentioned respiratory illness about three times as often as usual. Türkiye's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 32%. A year earlier, on 22 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan70 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 638 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Romania65 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 21 · mostly rights & justice Türkiye64 in 100 of its 228 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 112 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 340 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Manhattan US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Nagpur India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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'sPhilippines: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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 readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Niger few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 420 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 170 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 14 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,956 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,708 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,669 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,572 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 486 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 218 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 195 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 killed2,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured777 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions228 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting evacuations139 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting refugees74 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 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 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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