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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVietnam: 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPocatello, US -- displacement: 22 stories, carried by 17 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 17 outletsSmooth Rock Falls, Canada -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsDaura, Nigeria -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 30 stories, carried by 48 outletsLangley, Canada -- health: 29 stories, carried by 19 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 68 stories, carried by 36 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 ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pocatello US about three times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 22 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Smooth Rock Falls Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Daura Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.