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55,063 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 day's news pointed at protests in Warsaw (Poland), landslides in New Zealand and rights and justice in Iteka. Poland's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNew Zealand 65 in 100 of its 3,124 stories, usually 26
RegionOceania 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Poland

206 of its 455 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Warsaw accounted for 168 of Poland's 206 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. 116 of Warsaw's 168 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Plane crash was named in 155 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

2,027 of its 3,124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Kaikoura accounted for 1,288 of New Zealand's 2,027 stories about harm, carried by 943 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Landslides were named in 835 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories → Kaikoura stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

181 of its 195 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Iteka accounted for 144 of Burundi's 181 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Burundi over 30 days → its stories → Iteka stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

727 of its 960 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (261 stories). Snowstorms were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Greece

642 of its 1,972 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 569 of Greece's 642 stories about harm, carried by 491 outlets. 437 of Athens' 569 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (399 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 800 of Syria's 1,109 stories about harm, carried by 605 outlets. 438 of Aleppo's 800 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Colombia

163 of its 293 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Bogota accounted for 96 of Colombia's 163 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

346 of its 698 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

El Salvador

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Russia

1,093 of its 3,231 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (538 stories). Plane crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heatwave, cyclone and storm surge.

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Also named far more than usual: dengue in Philippines (67 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Morocco (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Libya (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 55,063 stories about harm among 280,859 counted on 15 Nov.

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The news turned to Poland for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 280,859 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland, 45% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burundi93 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria76 in 100 of its 1,459 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 960 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 1,154 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence New Zealand65 in 100 of its 3,124 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US883 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3465 Aleppo Syria438 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Athens Greece437 stories about protests or strikes, of its 569 Mandan US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 London UK222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781

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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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 readOman: 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 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: warmth about its own usualCayman Islands: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNicaragua: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMoldova: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBogota, Colombia -- health: 96 stories, carried by 57 outletsBalochistan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsSaskatoon, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 27 stories, carried by 23 outletsDistrict of Columbia, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMahama, Ghana -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsLangsten, Norway -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsGympie, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 17 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Peru warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 96 stories ● Balochistan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Saskatoon Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 27 stories ● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Mahama Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 18,782 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Health19% 10,533 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 9,613 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,179 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,856 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,914 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,711 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,430 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 killed13,052 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and New Zealand Stories reporting arrests7,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,266 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,614 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations935 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about New Zealand and the US Stories reporting people displaced512 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iraq and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions481 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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