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42,652 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 drownings in Latvia, violence in Buenos Aires and abductions in Sri Lanka. Argentina's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 58 in 100 of its 535 stories, usually 27
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

54 of its 125 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Drownings were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Latvia over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Argentina

147 of its 394 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Buenos Aires accounted for 136 of Argentina's 147 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (138 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

309 of its 535 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (235 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Tanzania

77 of its 159 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

971 of its 1,700 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Riyadh accounted for 631 of Saudi Arabia's 971 stories about harm, carried by 431 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

528 of its 1,164 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Pyongyang accounted for 455 of North Korea's 528 stories about harm, carried by 411 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (109 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

130 of Islamabad's 173 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

16 of Bamenda's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Nepal (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Colombia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Haiti (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (96 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Uganda (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 23; 22 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10010 Oct17 Oct24 Oct31 Oct8 Nov10 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 1008 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 42,652 stories about harm among 222,738 counted on 8 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 May 2017. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Pakistan. Latvia's news mentioned drownings about 7 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 222,738 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 23.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali76 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 745 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Libya68 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Papua New Guinea67 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Antarctica64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 27 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Madrid Spain248 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Pyongyang North Korea216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 455 Washington US202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1589 Islamabad Pakistan130 stories about protests or strikes, of its 173 Barcelona Spain124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: 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 readPalau: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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 lessLesotho: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: 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 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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 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: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: 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 lessCroatia: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMountain View, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 20 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 38 outletsNashville, US -- conflict & violence: 103 stories, carried by 204 outletsMalvern, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 26 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- rights & justice: 122 stories, carried by 108 outletsSevare, Mali -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 17 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

● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Mountain View US about three times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 47 stories ● Nashville US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 103 stories ● Malvern UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 13,152 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence21% 8,745 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,516 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 5,204 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,483 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,885 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 812 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 792 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 killed13,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,729 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting refugees879 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced262 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting evacuations201 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill173 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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 softer 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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