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30,658 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Abidjan, rights and justice in Caracas and the avalanche in Italy. Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 88 in 100 of its 813 stories, usually 20
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Côte d’Ivoire

712 of its 813 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Abidjan accounted for 680 of Côte d’Ivoire's 712 stories about harm, carried by 734 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (672 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

99 of its 161 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Caracas accounted for 90 of Venezuela's 99 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

171 of its 655 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (72 stories). Avalanche was named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

214 of its 509 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 102 of Sao Paulo's 131 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (61 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Malaysia

382 of its 841 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (161 stories). Meningitis was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

1,292 of its 1,654 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Ankara accounted for 880 of Türkiye's 1,292 stories about harm, carried by 817 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (613 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Mali

107 of its 119 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kidal accounted for 66 of Mali's 107 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

502 of its 1,161 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (120 stories). Polio was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

150 of its 319 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (84 stories). Accidents were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Puerto Rico

29 of its 43 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Singapore (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hepatitis in Greece (59 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Malaysia (94 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Sri Lanka (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Peru (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 30,658 stories about harm among 130,457 counted on 13 Mar.

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In Côte d’Ivoire, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 20% is usual. Italy's news mentioned the avalanche more than ten times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 130,457 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali90 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Yemen89 in 100 of its 293 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire88 in 100 of its 813 stories · usually 20 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia83 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 162 stories · usually 78 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US1429 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1615 Cleveland US266 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Dayton US236 stories about protests or strikes, of its 293 Washington US171 stories about protests or strikes, of its 621 Aleppo Syria122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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'sSweden: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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 readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about twice as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Lebanon about twice as fearful as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● China about twice as fearful as the world's · 493 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as fearful as the world's · 174 stories about harm ● Puerto Rico few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Singapore about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 10,641 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 8,256 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 5,013 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Health8% 2,283 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,774 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 951 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 877 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 379 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 killed9,997 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected4,318 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting arrests3,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,212 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees1,304 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Germany and Syria Stories reporting people displaced433 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations309 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions231 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Germany and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill7 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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