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48,685 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 violence in Riyadh, arrests in Libya and protests in Madrid (Spain). Libya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCroatia 52 in 100 of its 239 stories, usually 13
RegionNorth America 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

1,770 of its 2,825 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 1,265 of Saudi Arabia's 1,770 stories about harm, carried by 693 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories → Riyadh stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

117 of its 151 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). HIV was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

324 of its 745 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Armenia

79 of its 216 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 22 of Yerevan's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

745 of its 1,000 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Kabul accounted for 565 of Afghanistan's 745 stories about harm, carried by 564 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Iran

278 of its 764 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

148 of its 303 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 226 of Yemen's 283 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Japan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Poisoning was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bermuda (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Morocco (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Germany (63 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Japan (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Portugal (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 24 the day before
27 in 10020 in 1009 Oct16 Oct23 Oct30 Oct7 Nov9 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 22 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 22 in 10013 Oct: 22 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10016 Oct: 24 in 10017 Oct: 23 in 10018 Oct: 22 in 10019 Oct: 22 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 27 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 22 in 10024 Oct: 21 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 21 in 10027 Oct: 21 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 1007 Nov: 22 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 48,685 stories about harm among 220,206 counted on 7 Nov.

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The news turned to Saudi Arabia for the third day running. 22 in every 100 of the day's 220,206 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 7 November 2016, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. Saudi Arabia stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen79 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 62 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 1,000 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia68 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 86 · mostly conflict & violence Honduras67 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Sutherland Springs US376 stories about protests or strikes, of its 3519 Washington US267 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1434 Madrid Spain263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Los Angeles US197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Pyongyang North Korea176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 79 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Vietnam: 43 in 100 of its 745 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)U.S. Virgin Islands: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Puerto Rico: 51 in 100 of its 337 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Togo: 88 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Tajikistan: 64 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 398 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sudan: 63 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Spain: 41 in 100 of its 1,252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 178 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Sierra Leone: 63 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Saudi Arabia: 63 in 100 of its 2,825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)St Vincent: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Papua New Guinea: 61 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 1,048 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 1,233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Niger: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Mali: 59 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Malaysia: 34 in 100 of its 941 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Madagascar: 71 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Libya: 77 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Israel: 28 in 100 of its 1,430 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 444 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Iran: 36 in 100 of its 764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Honduras: 67 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guinea: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Guatemala: 54 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)El Salvador: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Egypt: 46 in 100 of its 766 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Dominica: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Croatia: 52 in 100 of its 239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Congo: 39 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Cameroon: 33 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bhutan: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 490 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Armenia: 37 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Albania: 35 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Afghanistan: 74 in 100 of its 1,000 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Kashmir: 49 in 100 of its 303 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)Bermuda: 32 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 22)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 22 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Yemen 79 in 100 of its 358 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 74 in 100 of its 1,000 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 77 in 100 of its 151 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Saudi Arabia 63 in 100 of its 2,825 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 68 in 100 of its 178 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Honduras 67 in 100 of its 120 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 14,300 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence26% 12,317 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health19% 9,280 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 5,547 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,749 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,770 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 1,070 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 877 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 killed17,750 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,317 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions414 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations201 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about the usual rate

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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