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What the world's news said happened to people.
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34,412 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 Manus Island (Papua New Guinea), the earthquake in Chile and deaths in Bucharest. Jordan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostRomania 76 in 100 of its 129 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Papua New Guinea

95 of its 119 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Manus Island accounted for 91 of Papua New Guinea's 95 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. 88 of Manus Island's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Drownings were named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Manus Island stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

47 of its 122 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Chile over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Romania

98 of its 129 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Bucharest accounted for 97 of Romania's 98 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories).

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Bucharest stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

135 of its 243 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Morocco

154 of its 273 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 27 of al-Hoceima's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Indonesia

520 of its 790 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Jakarta accounted for 469 of Indonesia's 520 stories about harm, carried by 456 outlets. 446 of Jakarta's 469 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (276 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Poland

125 of its 209 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Warsaw accounted for 113 of Poland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 70 of Warsaw's 113 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

South Korea

737 of its 1,689 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 647 of Seoul's 708 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (341 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Albania

117 of its 247 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

1,152 of its 1,378 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (232 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (333 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Belarus (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Ghana (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in South Sudan (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 Nov. 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 34,412 stories about harm among 157,111 counted on 5 Nov.

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In Papua New Guinea's news, mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 157,111 stories, above the usual 21. Papua New Guinea's news was 80% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq84 in 100 of its 1,378 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea80 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 27 · mostly health Somalia79 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Romania76 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Libya75 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea647 stories about protests or strikes, of its 708 Jakarta Indonesia446 stories about protests or strikes, of its 469 Washington US199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1037 Chibok Nigeria132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Baltimore US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148

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 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: 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 readThailand: 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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 lessMorocco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 37 stories, carried by 31 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 33 outletsIllawarra, Australia -- health: 16 stories, carried by 81 outletsWaukesha, US -- rights & justice: 67 stories, carried by 78 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 25 stories, carried by 32 outletsAdana, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsOkinawa, Japan -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- health: 33 stories, carried by 19 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belarus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Papua New Guinea warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tel Aviv Israel about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 37 stories ● Utah US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Illawarra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Waukesha US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 67 stories ● Sunshine Coast Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 12,166 stories · much more than usual (usually 28%) Conflict & violence26% 8,860 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 5,107 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents11% 3,613 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,827 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 964 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 837 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 502 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 killed10,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,252 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people affected3,923 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,629 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions696 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Italy Stories reporting people displaced527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations372 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.