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The day's news pointed at plane crash in Colombia, protests in Baghdad (Iraq) and the earthquake in Tonga. Iraq's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostColombia 81 in 100 of its 170 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
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

Colombia

137 of its 170 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Puerto Leguizamo accounted for 61 of Colombia's 137 stories about harm, carried by 234 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 41 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.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Puerto Leguizamo stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

35 of its 59 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Baghdad accounted for 20 of Iraq's 35 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 11 of Baghdad's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

38 of its 46 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Neiafu accounted for 23 of Tonga's 38 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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

Canada

607 of its 2,470 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (132 stories). Plane crash was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

127 of its 251 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Portugal

15 of its 76 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. 4 of Lisbon's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 78 of Lebanon's 108 stories about harm, carried by 245 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Argentina

22 of its 58 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 7 of Buenos Aires' 13 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Rights & justice

Belgium

25 of its 90 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: respiratory illness in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); house fires in Ireland (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Canada (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Iran (44 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in UK (11 of its stories, more than ten 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 24 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 14,323 stories about harm among 80,328 counted on 24 Mar.

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In Colombia, 81% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 80,328 stories, as usual. Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Tonga's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Colombia. On 24 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia81 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan78 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon54 in 100 of its 201 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Washington US102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 294 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200 Tel Aviv Israel26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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 readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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'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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 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 readFiji: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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'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: 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 readUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: 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 about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: 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 a little angrier 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 919 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 108 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 300 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 3,375 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,370 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 2,667 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence15% 2,146 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Food & livelihood6% 858 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 735 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 572 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 334 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 killed3,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,617 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees88 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about the usual rate

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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