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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.

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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
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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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 lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: 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 lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSlovenia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnn Arbor, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsMichigan State Police, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 84 stories, carried by 70 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsWanding, China -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 37 outletsNambour, Australia -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 32 outletsRockhampton, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsCambridge, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 19 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Ann Arbor US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Michigan State Police US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 23 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 84 stories ● Juba South Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Wanding China about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 46 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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