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15,041 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), people injured in Ukraine and people falling ill in Nigeria drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half 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 mostTürkiye 61 in 100 of its 444 stories, usually 36
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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

273 of its 444 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Istanbul accounted for 238 of Türkiye's 273 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 178 of Istanbul's 238 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (39 stories).

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

Ukraine

163 of its 497 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

343 of its 1,245 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hunger was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Kashmir

66 of its 145 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Jammu accounted for 36 of Kashmir's 66 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 114 of Palestine's 160 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

27 of its 61 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Austria

28 of its 103 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

40 of Paris' 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in South Korea (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Italy (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (56 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in US (69 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Israel (10 of its stories, about three 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 24 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 15,041 stories about harm among 84,576 counted on 24 Mar.

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The news turned to Türkiye for the sixth day running. 18 in every 100 of the day's 84,576 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Türkiye, 61% of the news was about people being harmed, where 36% is usual. On 24 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel65 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye61 in 100 of its 444 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice Yemen56 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Istanbul Türkiye178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 539 Jerusalem Israel78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Manhattan US51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Shiv India47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 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 lessEswatini: 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 storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: 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: no storiesOman: 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: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: no storiesMauritania: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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 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 storiesGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: 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 lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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 lessDenmark: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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 storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 236 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 61 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 615 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 617 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 602 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 28 in 100 of its 1,245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 44 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 25 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 52 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Djibouti: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 41 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Austria: 27 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 497 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Maldives: 52 in 100 of its 29 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

● Israel 65 in 100 of its 1,007 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 61 in 100 of its 444 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 256 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 56 in 100 of its 161 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 62 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 145 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,302 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,192 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,236 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 535 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 436 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 316 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 killed3,166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,046 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,521 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions318 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced166 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations152 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 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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