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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Dimona, helicopter crash in Qatar and people injured in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeConflict & violence 22 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostQatar 55 in 100 of its 138 stories, usually 19
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

380 of its 617 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Dimona accounted for 183 of Israel's 380 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (234 stories). Illness was named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Dimona stories →
Disasters & accidents

Qatar

76 of its 138 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

49 of its 93 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

226 of its 648 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Sudan

50 of its 57 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 40 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 332 of Iran's 685 stories about harm, carried by 679 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bahrain

17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Sitra accounted for 14 of Bahrain's 17 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

80 of its 249 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Illness was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

16 of its 29 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

25 of its 65 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Russia (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); helicopter crash in Iran (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in US (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 7,128 stories about harm among 37,006 counted on 22 Mar.

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Qatar's news mentioned helicopter crash more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 37,006 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Israel, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 41% is usual. A year earlier, on 22 March 2025, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel62 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon57 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 332 Dimona Israel69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 183 Havana Cuba23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Delhi India15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 685 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 380 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence22% 1,509 stories · about as usual Health21% 1,439 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Rights & justice20% 1,425 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,235 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 375 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 338 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 216 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 killed1,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Israel Stories reporting people affected851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced177 at about twice the usual rate · most about Iran and Israel Stories reporting evacuations124 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees29 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 much 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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