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54,350 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 day's news pointed at the hurricane in Nicaragua, violence in Bogota and evacuations in Cambodia. Albania's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNicaragua 88 in 100 of its 181 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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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Disasters & accidents

Nicaragua

160 of its 181 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bluefields accounted for 90 of Nicaragua's 160 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (52 stories). Hurricane was named in 159 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with cyclone.

Nicaragua over 30 days → its stories → Bluefields stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

307 of its 569 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Bogota accounted for 226 of Colombia's 307 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (119 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

376 of its 545 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Panama

298 of its 445 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Panama City accounted for 271 of Panama's 298 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (231 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

187 of its 224 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Sanaa accounted for 86 of Yemen's 187 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Volcanic eruption was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

59 of its 89 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Quito accounted for 47 of Ecuador's 59 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (53 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

53 of its 93 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Hurricane was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Malawi

78 of its 151 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (25 stories). HIV was named in 40 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

810 of its 2,701 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (421 stories). Ebola was named in 71 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Costa Rica (40 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Malawi (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); bridge collapse in Cuba (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Spain (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Bangladesh (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
24 in 10016 in 10025 Oct1 Nov8 Nov15 Nov23 Nov25 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 10023 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 54,350 stories about harm among 274,842 counted on 23 Nov.

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In Nicaragua, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 274,842 stories, as usual. Mentions of the hurricane ran about three times their usual in Nicaragua's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua88 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen83 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi74 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia69 in 100 of its 545 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Albania68 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US435 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2583 Morton County US318 stories about protests or strikes, of its 323 Delhi India167 stories about protests or strikes, of its 439 Islamabad Pakistan147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 661 Bogota Colombia106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 226

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'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: 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'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'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSint 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'sUzbekistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGabon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: 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'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Albania about three times as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as warm as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Jamaica about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Philippines about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 862 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 771 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 17,205 stories · about as usual Health21% 11,268 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 9,639 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 7,014 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,446 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 2,204 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,282 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 1,115 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 killed16,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,944 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees683 at about half the usual rate · most about Iraq and the US Stories reporting people displaced636 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions525 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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