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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.

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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.

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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 lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualSeeiso, Lesotho -- health: 46 stories, carried by 157 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 14 outletsStoke On Trent, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontana, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 35 outletsSpringville, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 64 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 58 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsPort Harcourt, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 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

● Lesotho warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Seeiso Lesotho about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 46 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Stoke On Trent UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Springville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

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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