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26,256 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 Zagora (Morocco) and violence in Riyadh and Sanaa drew the news. Yemen's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 70 in 100 of its 3,218 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 55 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

Morocco

105 of its 150 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Zagora accounted for 92 of Morocco's 105 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. 89 of Zagora's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Heatwave was named in 89 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Zagora stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

2,242 of its 3,218 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Riyadh accounted for 1,445 of Saudi Arabia's 2,242 stories about harm, carried by 891 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,589 stories). Covid was named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with helicopter crash.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

262 of its 290 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Sanaa accounted for 153 of Yemen's 262 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Yemen over 30 days → its stories → Sanaa stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

428 of its 678 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (47 stories). Typhoon was named in 358 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain.

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

Belgium

388 of its 527 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Brussels accounted for 369 of Belgium's 388 stories about harm, carried by 384 outlets. 249 of Brussels' 369 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (329 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

455 of its 728 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (101 stories). Heavy rain was named in 138 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

311 of its 430 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

38 of its 47 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 36 of Skopje's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories).

its stories →
Health

Qatar

101 of its 241 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (63 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about 5 times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

149 of its 263 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Caracas accounted for 126 of Venezuela's 149 stories about harm, carried by 105 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (59 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Malaysia (138 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Bulgaria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in China (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); polio in Poland (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 26,256 stories about harm among 103,872 counted on 5 Nov.

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Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Saudi Arabia and the US. In Morocco, 70% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 5 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. 25 in every 100 of the day's 103,872 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 23. This week the news turned most often to Papua New Guinea, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen90 in 100 of its 290 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Syria85 in 100 of its 389 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan85 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Sierra Leone76 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 45 · mostly health Libya74 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Brussels Belgium249 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Moscow Russia184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 345 Piedmont US163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Barcelona Spain153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Riyadh Saudi Arabia145 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1445

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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSão 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 readRwanda: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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 readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: 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: 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSlovakia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualBenin: warmth about its own usualRoanoke County, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsBratislava, Slovakia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsAbyan, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 34 outletsBeijing, China -- rights & justice: 48 stories, carried by 43 outletsMecca, Saudi Arabia -- health: 112 stories, carried by 121 outletsJodhpur, India -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 56 outletsCharleston, US -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 12 outletsPetrosani, Romania -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 19 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

● Poland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Slovakia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Roanoke County US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Bratislava Slovakia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Abyan Yemen about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 48 stories ● Mecca Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 112 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 8,117 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence28% 7,267 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 3,820 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents14% 3,619 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,381 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 766 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 680 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 328 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 killed9,936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting arrests5,840 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and the US Stories reporting people affected3,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,744 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees741 at about twice the usual rate · most about Australia and Syria Stories reporting abductions393 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about North Korea and the US Stories reporting people displaced355 at about twice the usual rate · most about Saudi Arabia and Syria Stories reporting evacuations266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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