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12,822 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Darfur and people injured in Colombia and Canada drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 56 in 100 of its 107 stories, usually 25
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Conflict & violence

Sudan

27 of its 32 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 27 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Colombia

60 of its 107 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Canada

619 of its 2,149 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (195 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 617 of Iran's 1,069 stories about harm, carried by 900 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (121 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

48 of its 109 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 48 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

64 of its 108 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 28 of Palestine's 64 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

17 of its 45 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 38 of Lebanon's 74 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Oman (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in France (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in US (83 of its stories, about 7 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 23 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 12,822 stories about harm among 70,040 counted on 23 Mar.

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Mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual in Oman's news. of the day's 70,040 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 March 2025, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Sudan's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine59 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia56 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 25 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Cuba51 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 50 · mostly shelter & services Israel44 in 100 of its 550 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 617 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Hollywood US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Havana Cuba18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'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 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: 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 Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: 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'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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry 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 twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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 · 48 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 1,069 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 243 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,005 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,644 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,558 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 2,058 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Food & livelihood6% 792 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 695 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 466 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 359 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 killed3,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,325 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,311 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people displaced243 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Israel Stories reporting evacuations146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions91 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees57 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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