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42,173 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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Building collapse in Iraq, protests in Warsaw (Poland) and people injured in the Central African Republic drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 79 in 100 of its 2,676 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iraq

1,367 of its 1,594 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Halabja accounted for 878 of Iraq's 1,367 stories about harm, carried by 814 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (989 stories). Building collapse was named in 255 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Halabja stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

294 of its 502 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Warsaw accounted for 228 of Poland's 294 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. 117 of Warsaw's 228 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Warsaw stories →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

39 of its 47 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iran

2,126 of its 2,676 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,019 stories). Building collapse was named in 162 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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Disasters & accidents

Costa Rica

190 of its 333 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Congo

114 of its 129 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Train derailment was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Yemen

221 of its 268 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. 68 of Sanaa's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

17 of its 23 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 15 of Ouagadougou's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

120 of its 175 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 92 of Mali's 120 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Congo (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Germany (98 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Ethiopia (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Kenya (18 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 42,173 stories about harm among 196,438 counted on 13 Nov.

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Congo's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 196,438 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. the news turned to Iraq for the second day running. Iraq's news was 86% about people being harmed, against a usual 45%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala91 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Niger90 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Congo88 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq86 in 100 of its 1,594 stories · usually 45 · mostly disasters & accidents Madagascar83 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 75 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US310 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1446 Manila Philippines188 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1224 Dublin Ireland156 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Hollywood US124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Warsaw Poland117 stories about protests or strikes, of its 228

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 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 lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 readTanzania: 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 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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 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: too little coverage to readCzech 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: 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: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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 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: 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 readBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAnguilla: warmth about its own usualEvangelical Lutheran Church, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 18 outletsBalaka, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsGrand Blanc, US -- health: 51 stories, carried by 51 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsWangaratta, Australia -- health: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsGlasgow, UK -- disasters & accidents: 52 stories, carried by 36 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 29 outletsBudapest, Hungary -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 12 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

● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tunisia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual ● Vietnam warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Evangelical Lutheran Church US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Balaka Central African Republic about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Grand Blanc US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 51 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Wangaratta Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 11,663 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 8,416 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Health19% 7,903 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,700 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,681 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,402 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 967 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 797 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 killed14,982 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,870 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,819 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and Iraq Stories reporting arrests4,406 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees624 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced506 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions344 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations170 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Libya Stories reporting people falling ill44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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