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32,934 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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The news turned to protests in Maassluis (Netherlands), violence in Paris and refugees in Cambodia. France's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 54 in 100 of its 1,142 stories, usually 20
RegionEast Asia 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

199 of its 444 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Maassluis accounted for 173 of the Netherlands' 199 stories about harm, carried by 211 outlets. 160 of Maassluis' 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Maassluis stories →
Conflict & violence

France

662 of its 1,896 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paris accounted for 589 of France's 662 stories about harm, carried by 643 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (308 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Health

Cambodia

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Hunger was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

South Korea

618 of its 1,142 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Seoul accounted for 594 of South Korea's 618 stories about harm, carried by 458 outlets. 582 of Seoul's 594 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

1,150 of its 1,496 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Bagram accounted for 684 of Afghanistan's 1,150 stories about harm, carried by 803 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (918 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

618 of its 931 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Istanbul accounted for 300 of Türkiye's 618 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. 206 of Istanbul's 300 stories were about protests or strikes. Plague was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

176 of its 418 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 51 of Dhaka's 97 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

382 of its 1,195 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (165 stories). Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

66 of its 86 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (171 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); bird flu in Austria (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Brazil (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Nigeria (108 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 32,934 stories about harm among 151,320 counted on 12 Nov.

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Netherlands stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 15%. Mentions of the tsunami ran about 6 times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 151,320 news stories, 22 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria82 in 100 of its 718 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq79 in 100 of its 981 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan77 in 100 of its 1,496 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda77 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 34 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Portland US1112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1135 Washington US815 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2015 Seoul South Korea582 stories about protests or strikes, of its 594 Chicago US282 stories about protests or strikes, of its 393 Cincinnati US208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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 Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sRomania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: 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 warm as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 588 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,150 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 382 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,124 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice39% 12,568 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 7,649 stories · about as usual Health15% 5,014 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents10% 3,194 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,606 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,005 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 821 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 583 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 killed9,292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,654 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured3,711 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected3,307 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees447 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people displaced382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations290 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine 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.

● Angera little more than 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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