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48,075 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Abidjan, people displaced in Suva Reka and deaths in la Paz. Côte d’Ivoire's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 95 in 100 of its 1,110 stories, usually 55
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 31
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

Côte d’Ivoire

1,053 of its 1,110 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Abidjan accounted for 962 of Côte d’Ivoire's 1,053 stories about harm, carried by 775 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Côte d’Ivoire over 30 days → its stories → Abidjan stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bolivia

74 of its 101 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. la Paz accounted for 65 of Bolivia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Türkiye

2,339 of its 2,972 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Ankara accounted for 1,848 of Türkiye's 2,339 stories about harm, carried by 1,040 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (1,204 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

383 of its 853 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (301 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Algeria

69 of its 138 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

90 of its 266 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

395 of its 730 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Hunger was named in 41 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

45 of its 140 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Nicaragua (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (50 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in South Korea (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 48,075 stories about harm among 228,139 counted on 14 Mar.

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The news turned to Côte d’Ivoire for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 228,139 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nicaragua's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 4 times their usual. Côte d’Ivoire stood out: 95% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Côte d’Ivoire95 in 100 of its 1,110 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia90 in 100 of its 475 stories · usually 51 · mostly displacement Yemen82 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq81 in 100 of its 761 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye79 in 100 of its 2,972 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US706 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1091 Washington US284 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2145 Sao Paulo Brazil272 stories about protests or strikes, of its 281 Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 962 Dayton US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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'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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJapan: 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: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: 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'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 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 readLiechtenstein: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMontenegro: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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 grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 2,339 stories about harm ● Côte d’Ivoire about twice as angry as the world's · 1,053 stories about harm ● Algeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 292 stories about harm ● Venezuela about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 15,004 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Conflict & violence28% 13,047 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents16% 7,435 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Health9% 4,195 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,133 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,464 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,218 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 killed16,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,864 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,787 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting refugees1,782 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced759 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations633 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting abductions478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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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