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16,109 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at landslides in Ethiopia, violence in Beirut and arrests in Senegal. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 69 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 10
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

Ethiopia

43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Landslides were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iraq

132 of its 250 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Djibouti

14 of its 20 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 14 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Conflict & violence

United Arab Emirates

110 of its 342 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Dubai accounted for 105 of the United Arab Emirates' 110 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 606 of Iran's 1,466 stories about harm, carried by 758 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

57 of its 153 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

25 of its 66 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 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 12 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 16,109 stories about harm among 87,193 counted on 12 Mar.

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In Ethiopia's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 87,193 stories, as usual. Ethiopia's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. A year earlier, on 12 March 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq53 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine48 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel44 in 100 of its 637 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Gracie Mansion US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 New York US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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'sYemen: 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: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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 readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCosta Rica: 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: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer 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

● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 249 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,466 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as angry as the world's · 132 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 158 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health23% 3,629 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,348 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence19% 2,991 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,800 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,026 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Shelter & services5% 748 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 745 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 466 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 killed3,769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,528 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced286 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Iraq Stories reporting refugees159 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the UK Stories reporting abductions130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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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