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32,774 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 drownings in Senegal, protests in Kigali (Rwanda) and violence in Paris. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about New Zealand and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 68 in 100 of its 3,050 stories, usually 17
RegionOceania 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Senegal

138 of its 192 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Dakar accounted for 137 of Senegal's 138 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (125 stories). Drownings were named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Protests & strikes

Rwanda

143 of its 192 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kigali accounted for 130 of Rwanda's 143 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. 74 of Kigali's 130 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,262 of its 2,891 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Paris accounted for 1,157 of France's 1,262 stories about harm, carried by 1,001 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (207 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

65 of its 93 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Australia

1,664 of its 5,290 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 196 of Canberra's 389 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (623 stories). HIV was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 108 of Yemen's 121 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 101 of Sanaa's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Power cuts were named in 100 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

2,084 of its 3,050 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (507 stories). Landslides were named in 234 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

438 of its 580 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

134 of its 228 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Drought was named in 101 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

South Korea

389 of its 977 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 332 of Seoul's 337 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 223 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Yemen (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Morocco (101 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in South Korea (223 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Kenya (25 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Chile (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 32,774 stories about harm among 137,610 counted on 13 Nov.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 9 October 2016. of the day's 137,610 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Senegal stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. Mentions of drownings ran more than ten times their usual in Senegal's news. Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about New Zealand and the US.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Nauru83 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 61 · mostly displacement Iraq80 in 100 of its 1,324 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen80 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Colombia76 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US769 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1755 Cincinnati US432 stories about protests or strikes, of its 465 Portland US415 stories about protests or strikes, of its 432 Seoul South Korea332 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Chicago US247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: 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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readZambia: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualShiawassee County, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaine, US -- health: 35 stories, carried by 33 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 196 stories, carried by 182 outletsHavana, Cuba -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 26 outletsDadu, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsAntigonish, Canada -- displacement: 12 stories, carried by 22 outletsMontreal, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 45 stories, carried by 64 outletsXiaoqin, China -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Cuba warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Shiawassee County US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Maine US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 35 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 196 stories ● Havana Cuba about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Dadu Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 10,944 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence24% 7,729 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 4,956 stories · about as usual Health14% 4,594 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Displacement5% 1,604 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,484 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 686 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 449 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 killed10,590 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests4,835 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured4,018 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting people affected3,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,192 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting evacuations881 at about three times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting abductions474 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced417 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iraq and Colombia Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about a third 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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