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13,402 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 protests in Athens (Greece), violence in Nouakchott and landslides in Indonesia. Bangladesh's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 50 in 100 of its 272 stories, usually 32
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Greece

87 of its 169 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Athens accounted for 45 of Greece's 87 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 35 of Athens' 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (26 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Mauritania

15 of its 18 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Nouakchott accounted for 15 of Mauritania's 15 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Mauritania over 30 days → its stories → Nouakchott stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

70 of its 163 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Bangladesh

137 of its 272 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 122 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. 30 of Tehran's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Poisoning was named in 66 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

38 of its 75 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Minsk accounted for 32 of Belarus' 38 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 26 of Minsk's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Cuba

43 of its 72 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Havana accounted for 34 of Cuba's 43 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

44 of its 69 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Tunis accounted for 33 of Tunisia's 44 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Tunis' 33 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Armenia

11 of its 35 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

120 of its 312 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Iran (66 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hunger in Somalia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); earthquake in Saudi Arabia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 13,402 stories about harm among 67,205 counted on 6 Mar.

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People falling ill were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Iran and the US. of the day's 67,205 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Greece for the second day running. A year earlier, on 6 March 2022, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Greece, 51% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tunisia64 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 72 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba60 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 36 · mostly displacement Greece51 in 100 of its 169 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Belarus51 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Atlanta US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 317 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219 Athens Greece35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAngola: warmth about its own usualIndian Wells, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 79 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsGolden Valley, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsDoha, Qatar -- health: 39 stories, carried by 36 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 22 stories, carried by 23 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

● New Zealand warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Indian Wells US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Golden Valley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 4,390 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice23% 3,038 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,435 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,372 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 676 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 594 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 480 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 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 killed3,026 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions157 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Mexico and the UK Stories reporting evacuations106 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced100 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and Bangladesh Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US

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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