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45,780 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Tripoli, people injured in Iran and protests in Warsaw (Poland). Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 76 in 100 of its 2,024 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Libya

230 of its 312 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tripoli accounted for 105 of Libya's 230 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Outbreaks were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iran

1,534 of its 2,024 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (1,005 stories). Building collapse was named in 121 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

152 of its 370 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Warsaw accounted for 137 of Poland's 152 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 111 of Warsaw's 137 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (66 stories).

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

Bosnia

31 of its 40 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Srebrenica accounted for 30 of Bosnia's 31 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

New Zealand

333 of its 1,365 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (60 stories). Storms were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Greece

181 of its 525 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iraq

298 of its 529 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Building collapse was named in 52 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with landslides.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Philippines

1,253 of its 2,983 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Manila accounted for 820 of the Philippines' 1,253 stories about harm, carried by 460 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (223 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

Sanaa accounted for 174 of Yemen's 369 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Tornadoes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Greece (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Iraq (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Spain (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Bangladesh (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10016 Oct23 Oct30 Oct6 Nov14 Nov16 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 1009 Nov: 20 in 10010 Nov: 19 in 10011 Nov: 20 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 21 in 10014 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 45,780 stories about harm among 224,422 counted on 14 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. In Greece's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Libya stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 224,422 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Myanmar77 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Yemen76 in 100 of its 484 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Iran76 in 100 of its 2,024 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Libya74 in 100 of its 312 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Syria73 in 100 of its 765 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US410 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1877 Franklin County US184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Paris France129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 Baton Rouge US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Manila Philippines124 stories about protests or strikes, of its 820

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 readSão 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: 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 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: 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 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 lessIreland: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBarbados: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: 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 usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIowa, US -- shelter & services: 53 stories, carried by 51 outletsGaza, Palestine -- food & livelihood: 115 stories, carried by 12 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 58 stories, carried by 37 outletsAmla, India -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsMississippi, US -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 56 outletsDakar, Senegal -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 122 stories, carried by 119 outletsBadulla, Sri Lanka -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Somalia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Iowa US about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 53 stories ● Gaza Palestine about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 115 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 58 stories ● Amla India about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Mississippi US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 12,843 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,941 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence17% 7,653 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 7,237 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,920 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,930 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,314 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,167 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 killed14,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,786 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting refugees1,075 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions375 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting evacuations179 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting people falling ill66 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 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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