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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.

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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 lessLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 lessGhana: 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readHong 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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 usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwat, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsVermont, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 11 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 15 outletsMaassluis, Netherlands -- rights & justice: 173 stories, carried by 211 outletsMoba, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsPetersburg, Russia -- conflict & violence: 64 stories, carried by 75 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsTel Aviv, Israel -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Netherlands warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Russia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Jamaica warmth about one and a half times usual ● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Swat Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Vermont US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Maassluis Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 173 stories ● Moba Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories

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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