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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).

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCongo: 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 lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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 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: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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 storiesJersey: 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 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: no storiesYemen: 82 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 306 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cayman Islands: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Türkiye: 43 in 100 of its 2,124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tunisia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Taiwan: 48 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 69 in 100 of its 1,573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 45 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 48 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Senegal: 72 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Panama: 46 in 100 of its 422 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 46 in 100 of its 1,884 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 65 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 3,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 78 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Zealand: 40 in 100 of its 1,820 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nepal: 51 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Namibia: 39 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mozambique: 49 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malawi: 44 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 81 in 100 of its 355 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Liberia: 37 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Japan: 56 in 100 of its 4,821 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 1,531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 70 in 100 of its 1,439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Indonesia: 34 in 100 of its 693 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iceland: 41 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 30 in 100 of its 320 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 34 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Georgia: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)New Caledonia: 96 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 55 in 100 of its 735 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ecuador: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Greenland: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Czechia: 34 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 56 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Costa Rica: 44 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)DR Congo: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Comoros: 100 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Colombia: 42 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Central African Republic: 89 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 52 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Burundi: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Brazil: 34 in 100 of its 988 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bolivia: 40 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bhutan: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 37 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 75 in 100 of its 438 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 384 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 41 in 100 of its 788 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Montserrat: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Maldives: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
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 22 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

● Libya 81 in 100 of its 355 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 82 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 75 in 100 of its 438 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 70 in 100 of its 1,439 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 69 in 100 of its 1,573 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nicaragua 78 in 100 of its 102 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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