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Rights and justice in Baghdad, people displaced in Azerbaijan and people injured in Indonesia drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 78 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 45
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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Rights & justice

Iraq

101 of its 129 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Baghdad accounted for 81 of Iraq's 101 stories about harm, carried by 188 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

33 of its 90 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

60 of its 193 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Sudan

31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Darfur accounted for 14 of Sudan's 31 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

430 of its 801 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jerusalem accounted for 145 of Israel's 430 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

29 of its 48 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Senegal

13 of its 36 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

39 of its 142 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

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Health

Ireland

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Covid was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in United Arab Emirates (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Bangladesh (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Afghanistan (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Greece (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in Iran (80 of its stories, more than ten 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 31 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 14,167 stories about harm among 82,106 counted on 31 Mar.

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The United Arab Emirates' news mentioned oil spill more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 82,106 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Iraq, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 45% is usual. On 31 March 2025, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq78 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon68 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Israel54 in 100 of its 801 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 395 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Kharg Island Iran24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

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'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSri 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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 readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSenegal: 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 angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice 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'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMacao: 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

● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 430 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 891 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 317 stories about harm ● Bahrain few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 5 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 3,585 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health25% 3,458 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence16% 2,170 stories · much less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,080 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 938 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 584 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 330 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 killed3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,704 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured921 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting people displaced235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees75 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iran Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of 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 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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