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40,698 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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Violence in Taouremba, protests in Athens (Greece) and people killed in Sweden drew the news. Sweden's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 86 in 100 of its 69 stories, usually 29
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

59 of its 69 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Taouremba accounted for 49 of Burkina Faso's 59 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Taouremba stories →
Protests & strikes

Greece

490 of its 849 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Athens accounted for 413 of Greece's 490 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 210 of Athens' 413 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (226 stories).

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Health

Sweden

205 of its 577 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

321 of its 551 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Saudi Arabia

664 of its 1,197 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Riyadh accounted for 498 of Saudi Arabia's 664 stories about harm, carried by 328 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Italy

594 of its 1,578 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (437 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

533 of its 1,019 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (78 stories). Power cuts were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Cambodia

212 of its 351 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Phnom Penh accounted for 122 of Cambodia's 212 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Philippines

518 of its 1,201 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (160 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Haiti

32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Yemen (72 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Papua New Guinea (43 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Puerto Rico (77 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Colombia (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Haiti (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 40,698 stories about harm among 213,136 counted on 17 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 11 May 2017. In Burkina Faso, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Yemen's news mentioned outbreaks about three times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 213,136 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 →

Burkina Faso86 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Mali78 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen74 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 75 · mostly health Iraq74 in 100 of its 733 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea69 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 59 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US261 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1446 Athens Greece210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 413 Harare Zimbabwe208 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Nairobi Kenya178 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Houston US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 lessGhana: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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: 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: 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: 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 lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualCôte d’Ivoire: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rican, US -- disasters & accidents: 80 stories, carried by 96 outletsAbidjan, Côte d’Ivoire -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsDonbas, Ukraine -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsTom Ridge, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsTaouremba, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 48 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 122 stories, carried by 70 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Burkina Faso warmth about one and a half times usual ● Côte d’Ivoire warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cambodia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Puerto Rican US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 80 stories ● Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Helsinki Finland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Donbas Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 16 stories ● Tom Ridge US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 12,816 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Health21% 8,464 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,832 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 5,884 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,362 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,691 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,130 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 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 killed10,814 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting arrests5,240 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,682 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,789 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced501 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions376 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill73 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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