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46,855 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 storms in Greece, people killed in Cambodia and violence in Skopje. Greece's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 58 in 100 of its 1,135 stories, usually 22
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

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

663 of its 1,135 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Athens accounted for 586 of Greece's 663 stories about harm, carried by 321 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (103 stories). Storms were named in 205 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia, heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Rights & justice

Cambodia

161 of its 264 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (46 stories). Food poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

South Korea

428 of its 1,230 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (39 stories). Building collapse was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

310 of its 553 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

592 of its 943 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (191 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Singapore

189 of its 696 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (122 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Indonesia

223 of its 486 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

598 of its 1,186 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Riyadh accounted for 502 of Saudi Arabia's 598 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (52 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: oil spill in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Singapore (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); measles in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 46,855 stories about harm among 231,878 counted on 15 Nov.

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In Greece's news, mentions of storms ran more than ten times their usual. Greece stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. A year earlier, on 15 November 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. of the day's 231,878 news stories, 20 in every 100 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 →

Myanmar84 in 100 of its 305 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia79 in 100 of its 240 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Congo76 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice North Macedonia75 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe371 stories about protests or strikes, of its 984 Baton Rouge US370 stories about protests or strikes, of its 445 Washington US246 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1794 Cairo Egypt129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Canberra Australia110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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 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 readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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 lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: 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: 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: 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 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 lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCape 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 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about twice its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAlbania: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBalaka, Central African Republic -- displacement: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSkopje, North Macedonia -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 53 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsChabahar, Iran -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 25 outletsKentucky, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 66 stories, carried by 79 outletsGaza, Palestine -- food & livelihood: 53 stories, carried by 21 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

● North Macedonia warmth about twice usual ● Argentina warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Central African Republic warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Balaka Central African Republic about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 11 stories ● Skopje North Macedonia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 55 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Idaho US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Chabahar Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 14,868 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health20% 9,331 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 8,981 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents13% 6,162 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,619 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,917 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,304 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 809 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 killed14,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,274 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions352 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced302 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations158 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen

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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