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57,381 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 Banjul (Gambia), the earthquake in Poland and rights and justice in Minsk drew the news. Belarus' coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPoland 63 in 100 of its 732 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

200 of its 298 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Banjul accounted for 155 of the Gambia's 200 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. 136 of Banjul's 155 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 stories). Drought was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with ebola. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Poland

460 of its 732 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Earthquake was named in 346 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

115 of its 195 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Minsk accounted for 100 of Belarus' 115 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Hungary

240 of its 428 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 114 of Szeged's 116 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (190 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mali

216 of its 250 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sikasso accounted for 187 of Mali's 216 stories about harm, carried by 158 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Angola

23 of its 62 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 6 of Pacote's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

135 of its 228 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 124 of Kashmir's 135 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Germany

730 of its 2,300 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Dengue was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with polio and norovirus.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nepal

132 of its 307 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Haiti (84 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in United Arab Emirates (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Libya (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Costa Rica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Palestine (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 57,381 stories about harm among 283,916 counted on 30 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 20 in every 100 of the day's 283,916 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Poland's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to the Gambia for the second day running. the Gambia's news was 67% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali86 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Syria72 in 100 of its 2,311 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 65 · mostly health Sudan70 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Somalia68 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1923 Aleppo Syria403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1264 Jakarta Indonesia240 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 New York US165 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Banjul Gambia136 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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 lessLiberia: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualLesotho: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualGambia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualSunnybrook, Canada -- health: 15 stories, carried by 26 outletsBanjul, Gambia -- rights & justice: 155 stories, carried by 152 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 22 outletsGaza, Palestine -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 37 outletsMirai, Brazil -- food & livelihood: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsEffingham, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsVienna, Austria -- rights & justice: 212 stories, carried by 215 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

● Austria warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Gambia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Costa Rica warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sunnybrook Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Banjul Gambia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 155 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Gaza Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Mirai Brazil about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 16,000 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Health21% 11,789 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence18% 10,402 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents18% 9,889 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,933 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,175 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,999 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,147 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 killed17,530 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,061 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected7,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured6,209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced1,044 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions491 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people falling ill252 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.