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What the world's news said happened to people.
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51,708 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 volcanic eruption in Iceland, protests in Maungdaw (Myanmar) and plane crash in Rwanda. Rwanda's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 85 in 100 of its 149 stories, usually 22
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

110 of its 182 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Katla accounted for 95 of Iceland's 110 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (93 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Katla stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

188 of its 246 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Maungdaw accounted for 111 of Myanmar's 188 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 93 of Maungdaw's 111 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Maungdaw stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

172 of its 237 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (49 stories). Plane crash was named in 67 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Namibia

54 of its 153 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hepatitis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Namibia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

900 of its 1,094 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 818 of Afghanistan's 900 stories about harm, carried by 635 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (720 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

283 of its 325 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

90 of its 256 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 45 of Yerevan's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

798 of its 2,558 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (36 stories). Tsunami was named in 570 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

106 of its 172 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Health

Brazil

246 of its 831 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (570 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Bolivia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Greece (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Tanzania (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Congo (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 51,708 stories about harm among 249,158 counted on 21 Nov.

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Iceland stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 13%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 249,158 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Japan's news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 8 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya87 in 100 of its 325 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua85 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan82 in 100 of its 1,094 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 1,542 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar76 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

San Antonio US917 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1282 Morton County US762 stories about protests or strikes, of its 768 Washington US455 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1709 Aleppo Syria249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 871 Kabul Afghanistan214 stories about protests or strikes, of its 818

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKiribati: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHungary: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreenland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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

● Afghanistan about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 900 stories about harm ● Rwanda about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 213 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 590 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 614 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 15,075 stories · less than usual (usually 32%) Conflict & violence21% 10,595 stories · about as usual Health19% 9,500 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 9,468 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,757 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,516 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,009 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 826 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 killed16,141 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,998 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,815 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees908 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting abductions651 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced519 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations259 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people falling ill55 at about two-thirds of 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 about as 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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