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21,671 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 the drought in Morocco, protests in Harare (Zimbabwe) and house fires in China. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 88 in 100 of its 291 stories, usually 30
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Food & livelihood

Morocco

256 of its 291 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Essaouira accounted for 136 of Morocco's 256 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (245 stories). Drought was named in 165 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Essaouira stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

1,529 of its 3,344 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Harare accounted for 1,415 of Zimbabwe's 1,529 stories about harm, carried by 906 outlets. 1,087 of Harare's 1,415 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Disasters & accidents

China

333 of its 1,844 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (169 stories). House fires were named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

38 of its 43 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

France

302 of its 978 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 137 of Paris' 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Train derailment was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kenya

294 of its 492 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Nairobi accounted for 221 of Kenya's 294 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. 176 of Nairobi's 221 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

427 of its 783 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (343 stories). Hurricane was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

146 of its 424 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Bird flu was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu and outbreaks.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

27 of its 53 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 20 of Sanyang's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

251 of its 814 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (77 stories). Road crashes were named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: road crashes in Japan (69 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Dominica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in United Arab Emirates (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in South Korea (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 21,671 stories about harm among 103,230 counted on 19 Nov.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 103,230 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Morocco, 88% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. Morocco's news mentioned the drought about 7 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 19 November 2016, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Greece, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Morocco88 in 100 of its 291 stories · usually 30 · mostly food & livelihood New Caledonia79 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Cambodia74 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Libya69 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Syria67 in 100 of its 463 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe1087 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1415 Broadmoor US234 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Nairobi Kenya176 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Paris France137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Washington US107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 518

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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'sJordan: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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 readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNauru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 118 stories about harm ● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Ghana about twice as fearful as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 217 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 311 stories about harm ● Madagascar few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 33 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,254 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 4,045 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 3,876 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,517 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,448 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 952 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 662 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 506 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 killed6,511 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,494 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,837 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees267 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Germany Stories reporting abductions203 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people displaced170 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill19 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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