← 9 Nov Thursday 10 November 2016 · to 23:59 UTC 11 Nov →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
48,597 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.

How to read these numbers →

Violence in Skopje, people displaced in Amman and rights and justice in Ramallah drew the news. North Macedonia's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 58 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

64 of its 110 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Skopje accounted for 58 of North Macedonia's 64 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (58 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Displacement

Jordan

138 of its 327 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amman accounted for 123 of Jordan's 138 stories about harm, carried by 120 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (85 stories).

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Amman stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Belgium

121 of its 606 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Angola

66 of its 135 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Cabinda accounted for 59 of Angola's 66 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominica

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Gambia

66 of its 163 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Health

Puerto Rico

26 of its 60 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Chikungunya was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with dengue.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Greenland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Puerto Rico (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Egypt (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Ghana (13 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 16 the day before
23 in 10016 in 10012 Oct19 Oct26 Oct2 Nov10 Nov12 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 21 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 23 in 10016 Oct: 22 in 10017 Oct: 21 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 22 in 10023 Oct: 21 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 20 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 20 in 1005 Nov: 22 in 1006 Nov: 22 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 17 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 48,597 stories about harm among 273,130 counted on 10 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

North Macedonia's news was 58% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%. In Greenland's news, mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 273,130 stories, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen86 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,099 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Iraq67 in 100 of its 1,065 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti63 in 100 of its 311 stories · usually 71 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US1537 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3803 Chicago US794 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1061 Oakland US668 stories about protests or strikes, of its 842 Trump Tower US379 stories about protests or strikes, of its 738 Los Angeles US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1011

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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 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 lessSpain: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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 readNamibia: 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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 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 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 lessGhana: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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 lessBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTexarkana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsWest Quoddy Head, US -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsPokhara, Nepal -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsBali, China -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 46 outletsValencia, Venezuela -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsPort Loko, Sierra Leone -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBeresfield, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 116 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

● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Texarkana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● West Quoddy Head US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Pokhara Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Tripoli Libya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Bali China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice38% 18,251 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Health19% 9,157 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 8,934 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents11% 5,058 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,271 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,811 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,219 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 879 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 killed11,069 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests7,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,794 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured3,804 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees815 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting evacuations583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions482 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting people displaced363 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill76 at about two-thirds of 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

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