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42,438 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Jerusalem, violence in Baghdad and protests in Harmanli (Bulgaria). Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBulgaria 69 in 100 of its 301 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Israel

968 of its 1,534 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jerusalem accounted for 739 of Israel's 968 stories about harm, carried by 524 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (297 stories). Drought was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

929 of its 1,128 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Baghdad accounted for 558 of Iraq's 929 stories about harm, carried by 479 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (522 stories). Hurricane was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Protests & strikes

Bulgaria

207 of its 301 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Harmanli accounted for 145 of Bulgaria's 207 stories about harm, carried by 118 outlets. 133 of Harmanli's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (162 stories).

Bulgaria over 30 days → its stories → Harmanli stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

282 of its 2,063 stories (14%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Dengue was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Nicaragua

566 of its 614 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bluefields accounted for 373 of Nicaragua's 566 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (365 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

783 of its 1,092 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (644 stories). Train derailment was named in 452 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mexico

491 of its 1,097 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

463 of its 743 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 141 of Dhaka's 244 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (193 stories). Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

France

1,363 of its 3,103 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (422 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

366 of its 609 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Bogota accounted for 268 of Colombia's 366 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in El Salvador (106 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Iran (452 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Costa Rica (58 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in Afghanistan (125 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Taiwan (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 25 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 42,438 stories about harm among 205,009 counted on 25 Nov.

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Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 205,009 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. el Salvador's news mentioned the hurricane about three times as often as usual. Israel's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nicaragua92 in 100 of its 614 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents El Salvador84 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq82 in 100 of its 1,128 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 482 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Iran72 in 100 of its 1,092 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Bismarck US383 stories about protests or strikes, of its 388 Washington US374 stories about protests or strikes, of its 996 Aleppo Syria207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 London UK174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 752 Missouri River US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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 lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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 lessMorocco: 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: 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 lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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 readColombia: 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: 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 readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCroatia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualValdosta, US -- food & livelihood: 57 stories, carried by 57 outletsGuadalajara, Mexico -- health: 15 stories, carried by 33 outletsCartagena, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 41 outletsOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 100 stories, carried by 117 outletsIndianapolis, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 87 stories, carried by 95 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 65 stories, carried by 100 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 268 stories, carried by 244 outletsSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 29 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

● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual ● Liberia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Valdosta US about three times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 57 stories ● Guadalajara Mexico about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Cartagena Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Oslo Norway about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 100 stories ● Indianapolis US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 87 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 12,839 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,079 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 7,008 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health16% 6,763 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,935 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,477 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,475 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 855 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 killed14,804 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests6,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,415 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured4,561 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees1,578 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Greece Stories reporting abductions958 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting evacuations872 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nicaragua and Israel Stories reporting people displaced471 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Burkina Faso

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.