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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 →
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readThailand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualZhang Song, China -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 28 stories, carried by 16 outletsMagdeburg, Germany -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 27 outletsMuswellbrook, Australia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 40 outletsIndianapolis, US -- rights & justice: 49 stories, carried by 49 outletsTofino, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsDakar, Senegal -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSaxony, Germany -- displacement: 51 stories, carried by 45 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Thailand warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Brazil warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Zhang Song China about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Magdeburg Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Muswellbrook Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Indianapolis US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 49 stories

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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