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What the world's news said happened to people.
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25,508 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 illness in Seoul, a disaster in Athens and violence in Srebrenica. Bosnia's coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 85 in 100 of its 178 stories, usually 43
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Health

South Korea

231 of its 564 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 199 of South Korea's 231 stories about harm, carried by 174 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (160 stories). Bird flu was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

226 of its 401 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Athens accounted for 197 of Greece's 226 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Landslides were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Athens stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

43 of its 51 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Srebrenica accounted for 42 of Bosnia's 43 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Its coverage was about 5 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 →
Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

130 of its 253 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (84 stories). Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

1,167 of its 2,709 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Harare accounted for 1,053 of Zimbabwe's 1,167 stories about harm, carried by 748 outlets. 915 of Harare's 1,053 stories were about protests or strikes. Train derailment was named in 162 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

410 of its 1,770 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (71 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with hiv. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

107 of its 232 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

529 of its 881 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (148 stories). Power cuts were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

254 of its 436 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Caracas accounted for 241 of Venezuela's 254 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 154 of Caracas' 241 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

215 of its 518 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (157 stories). Storms were named in 47 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Germany (105 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Congo (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Yemen (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Argentina (47 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Canada (107 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 19 the day before
27 in 10019 in 10020 Oct27 Oct3 Nov10 Nov18 Nov20 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 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 25,508 stories about harm among 119,536 counted on 18 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 119,536 stories, as usual. Mentions of the drought ran more than ten times their usual in Germany's news. In South Korea, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. On 18 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia85 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Bosnia84 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Mali73 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Puerto Rico66 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 48 · mostly shelter & services Israel60 in 100 of its 881 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe915 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1053 Hollywood US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 425 Caracas Venezuela154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Alabama US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 Philippine Philippines128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Bosnia few stories about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Sweden about three times as fearful as the world's · 107 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Italy about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 214 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as angry as the world's · 130 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 410 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 8,134 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 5,148 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 4,242 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 4,050 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,412 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 973 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 613 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 511 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 killed7,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,992 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,973 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees410 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations268 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced192 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting abductions156 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill27 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
● 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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