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45,894 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 news turned to protests in Golan Heights (Syria), violence in Tehran and people killed in Panama. Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIran 67 in 100 of its 607 stories, usually 28
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 39
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

1,060 of its 1,283 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. 153 of Golan Heights' 275 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Building collapse was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Golan Heights stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

408 of its 607 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tehran accounted for 271 of Iran's 408 stories about harm, carried by 219 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (182 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Panama

36 of its 106 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Spain

1,106 of its 2,072 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Madrid accounted for 781 of Spain's 1,106 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. 687 of Madrid's 781 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (954 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

230 of its 338 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Valletta accounted for 148 of Malta's 230 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Yemen

119 of its 147 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 73%. Sheikh Abdullah accounted for 86 of Yemen's 119 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. 83 of Sheikh Abdullah's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Tsunami was named in 82 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

584 of its 792 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Macedonia

69 of its 103 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Skopje accounted for 59 of North Macedonia's 69 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (52 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Italy

295 of its 1,138 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (58 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Yemen (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Japan (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Jersey (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Botswana (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Tanzania (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 45,894 stories about harm among 220,315 counted on 3 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 3 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 21 today. 21 in every 100 of the day's 220,315 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23. In Syria, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 73% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria83 in 100 of its 1,283 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Madagascar82 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 72 · mostly health Yemen81 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar81 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq74 in 100 of its 792 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain687 stories about protests or strikes, of its 781 Washington US370 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2506 Manhattan US243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 749 Piedmont US168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175 Barcelona Spain155 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171

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 lessYemen: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 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: 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 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 readNamibia: 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 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 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 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 lessItaly: 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: 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 lessGhana: 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: 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: 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: 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 readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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 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 readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualVienna, Austria -- displacement: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 73 outletsAnambra, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 25 outletsCowra, Australia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsKaapsehoop, South Africa -- health: 46 stories, carried by 47 outletsTennessee, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 70 stories, carried by 99 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 20 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

● Panama warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Vienna Austria about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 20 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 53 stories ● Anambra Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories ● Cowra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 18 stories ● Kaapsehoop South Africa about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 46 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 13,794 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence24% 10,975 stories · about as usual Health19% 8,358 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,745 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,395 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,253 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,158 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 killed14,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests7,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,793 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,074 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Australia and Greece Stories reporting abductions523 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations385 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced285 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.