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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: 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: 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 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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 readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: 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 lessLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRwanda: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 60 stories, carried by 85 outletsKiama, Australia -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 15 outletsIowa, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 32 stories, carried by 26 outletsDublin, Ireland -- conflict & violence: 193 stories, carried by 177 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 106 stories, carried by 112 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 16 outletsIstanbul, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 65 stories, carried by 68 outletsBonn, Germany -- disasters & accidents: 29 stories, carried by 28 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ireland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Zimbabwe warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bulgaria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Tennessee US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 60 stories ● Kiama Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 32 stories ● Dublin Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 193 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 106 stories

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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