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The day's news pointed at protests in Istanbul (Türkiye), violence in Kyiv and rights and justice in Gaza. Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 56 in 100 of its 312 stories, usually 38
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

176 of its 312 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Istanbul accounted for 135 of Türkiye's 176 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. 102 of Istanbul's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

148 of its 467 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Kyiv accounted for 65 of Ukraine's 148 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

198 of its 313 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 126 of Palestine's 198 stories about harm, carried by 193 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

134 of its 509 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (7 stories). Wildfires were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, snowstorms and tropical storm.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
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Health

Austria

33 of its 121 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Vienna accounted for 26 of Austria's 33 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

9 of Sao Paulo's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 194 of Israel's 649 stories about harm, carried by 442 outlets. 104 of Jerusalem's 194 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 26 of Sudan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Flu was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with bird flu, nipah virus and measles. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

8 of Minsk's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in New Zealand (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); poisoning in Brazil (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in UK (49 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bridge collapse in US (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 17,018 stories about harm among 98,302 counted on 25 Mar.

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It was the seventh day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 98,302 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 38%. A year earlier, on 25 March 2024, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan68 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 313 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 1,026 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye56 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 851 Jerusalem Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Istanbul Türkiye102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 Manhattan US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 Gaza Palestine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTogo: 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 readSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEritrea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more fearful than 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 · 35 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 649 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 198 stories about harm ● Jordan few stories a little warmer than the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Yemen a little warmer than the world's · 146 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,925 stories · about as usual Rights & justice29% 4,792 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,425 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,407 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 720 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 488 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 309 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 killed3,381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,267 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,752 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions241 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting people falling ill42 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 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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