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59,215 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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Protests in Pyongyang (North Korea), people injured in Yemen and a disaster in Tokyo drew the news. Taiwan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJapan 56 in 100 of its 4,821 stories, usually 15
RegionEast Asia 32 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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Protests & strikes

North Korea

103 of its 159 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Pyongyang accounted for 100 of North Korea's 103 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 96 of Pyongyang's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (99 stories).

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

179 of its 217 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (107 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

2,677 of its 4,821 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Tokyo accounted for 1,895 of Japan's 2,677 stories about harm, carried by 1,362 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories).

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Taiwan

282 of its 589 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about 10 times the usual rate (244 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Senegal

98 of its 136 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Dakar accounted for 94 of Senegal's 98 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. 83 of Dakar's 94 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Croatia

134 of its 238 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Konavle accounted for 132 of Croatia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (129 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Panama

195 of its 422 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Peru

200 of its 561 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Namibia

53 of its 137 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). HIV was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hepatitis.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

289 of its 355 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Iceland (43 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Namibia (39 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (135 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Bolivia (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10024 Oct31 Oct7 Nov14 Nov22 Nov24 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 10017 Nov: 20 in 10018 Nov: 20 in 10019 Nov: 22 in 10020 Nov: 22 in 10021 Nov: 21 in 10022 Nov: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 59,215 stories about harm among 273,892 counted on 22 Nov.

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North Korea's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 273,892 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 →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Libya81 in 100 of its 355 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Nicaragua78 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan75 in 100 of its 438 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal72 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US527 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2570 San Antonio US480 stories about protests or strikes, of its 877 Morton County US408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Delhi India165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Aleppo Syria117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Venezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: 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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLaos: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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 readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sZambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: 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'sTaiwan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: 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'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKiribati: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little angrier than the world'sComoros: 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'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAmerican Samoa: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 330 stories about harm ● Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 106 stories about harm ● Taiwan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 282 stories about harm ● Vietnam about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 17,793 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 11,325 stories · much more than usual (usually 14%) Health18% 10,614 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 10,123 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 4,091 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,891 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,375 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,031 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 killed18,310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,993 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,001 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting people displaced725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations711 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions674 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill68 at about the usual rate

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 less 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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