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55,649 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 Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), violence in Quito and landslides in Nicaragua. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCôte d’Ivoire 69 in 100 of its 111 stories, usually 24
RegionOceania 25 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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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

56 of its 105 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Quito accounted for 46 of Ecuador's 56 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Displacement

Nicaragua

46 of its 80 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Landslides were named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Sierra Leone

61 of its 102 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Haemorrhagic fever was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

South Africa

617 of its 1,993 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 131 of Middelburg's 199 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (143 stories). Tornadoes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Displacement

Greece

805 of its 1,772 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Athens accounted for 682 of Greece's 805 stories about harm, carried by 515 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (499 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

150 of its 470 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Tunisia

32 of its 44 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Myanmar

78 of its 126 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

243 of its 683 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (152 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Central African Republic (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Libya (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Morocco (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); malaria in Burundi (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Vietnam (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10018 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov16 Nov18 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 10011 Nov: 19 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 24 in 10014 Nov: 20 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 55,649 stories about harm among 279,006 counted on 16 Nov.

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Côte d’Ivoire's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 279,006 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nicaragua's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria78 in 100 of its 1,789 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq78 in 100 of its 1,136 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi77 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 674 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Côte d’Ivoire69 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 24 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US739 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3048 Aleppo Syria441 stories about protests or strikes, of its 866 Falcon Heights US238 stories about protests or strikes, of its 548 Athens Greece216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 682 Morton County US212 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 578 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 69 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 33 in 100 of its 1,145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 73 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 27 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 78 in 100 of its 1,789 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 1,993 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 60 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 36 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 38 in 100 of its 2,951 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Peru: 28 in 100 of its 341 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 38 in 100 of its 1,827 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 35 in 100 of its 3,277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 58 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 48 in 100 of its 2,433 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Netherlands: 27 in 100 of its 614 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Montenegro: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 66 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 37 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 948 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 46 in 100 of its 1,776 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 78 in 100 of its 1,136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 1,021 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Honduras: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guyana: 31 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 45 in 100 of its 1,772 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 40 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 61 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Egypt: 41 in 100 of its 722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ecuador: 53 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 69 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 42 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 285 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 59 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 49 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 62 in 100 of its 126 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 77 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belgium: 32 in 100 of its 470 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 655 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 539 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 275 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 78 in 100 of its 1,789 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 78 in 100 of its 1,136 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 674 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 69 in 100 of its 313 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 66 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Côte d’Ivoire 69 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 18,367 stories · more than usual (usually 31%) Conflict & violence20% 11,072 stories · about as usual Health19% 10,400 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 7,058 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,680 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,125 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,675 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,271 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 killed14,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,078 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,915 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,961 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,898 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Greece and Italy Stories reporting evacuations724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions567 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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