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10,484 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readJapan: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDominican Republic: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualIllinois, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 18 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsYorkshire, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 49 outletsManipur, India -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 35 outletsNottingham, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 93 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Illinois US 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 · 12 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 17 stories ● Manipur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories

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

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