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The news turned to wildfires in South Korea, protests in Istanbul (Türkiye) and deaths in Vilnius. South Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLithuania 72 in 100 of its 145 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

308 of its 659 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Andong accounted for 181 of South Korea's 308 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (211 stories). Wildfires were named in 228 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, snowstorms and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Andong stories →
Protests & strikes

Türkiye

132 of its 273 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Istanbul accounted for 94 of Türkiye's 132 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. 79 of Istanbul's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Lithuania

105 of its 145 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Vilnius accounted for 71 of Lithuania's 105 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (90 stories).

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

108 of its 428 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

186 of its 289 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 124 of Palestine's 186 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 71 of Gaza's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

El Salvador

43 of its 66 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 8 of San Salvador's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Avalanche was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hungary

24 of its 79 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 11 of Budapest's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

29 of its 87 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Yemen (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (12 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); avalanche in Canada (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Australia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in India (11 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 26 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 17,512 stories about harm among 101,980 counted on 26 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to South Korea. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 101,980 stories, as usual. South Korea's news was 47% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. On 26 March 2024, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lithuania72 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 14 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given El Salvador65 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Palestine64 in 100 of its 289 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Israel63 in 100 of its 840 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan55 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 796 Istanbul Türkiye79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Gaza Palestine71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130 Manhattan US46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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 readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: 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 readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readSt 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than 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'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBotswana: 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: 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'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 530 stories about harm ● Lesotho about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 213 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,022 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,848 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,819 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,247 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 741 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 590 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 552 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 281 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 killed3,514 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,093 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,988 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured754 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and South Korea Stories reporting abductions319 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced205 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Uganda

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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