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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 lessSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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 lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: 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 lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualRapid City, US -- shelter & services: 56 stories, carried by 55 outletsCatalina Foothills, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 226 stories, carried by 271 outletsCasablanca, Morocco -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsCobargo, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWanding, China -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 23 outletsOmoku, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 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

● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Rapid City US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 56 stories ● Catalina Foothills US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 226 stories ● Casablanca Morocco about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Cobargo Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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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