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37,671 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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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Sarajevo, rights and justice in Tirana and drownings in Greece. Bosnia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBosnia 97 in 100 of its 189 stories, usually 51
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Bosnia

183 of its 189 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Sarajevo accounted for 102 of Bosnia's 183 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Sarajevo stories →
Rights & justice

Albania

76 of its 103 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tirana accounted for 68 of Albania's 76 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

222 of its 568 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (166 stories). Drownings were named in 80 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Greece over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

383 of its 725 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (308 stories). Storms were named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Morocco

165 of its 267 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Essaouira accounted for 114 of Morocco's 165 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (42 stories).

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

645 of its 1,244 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Hepatitis was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tuberculosis and train derailment. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

146 of its 266 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

317 of its 550 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 231 of Indonesia's 317 stories about harm, carried by 204 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Kenya

549 of its 1,057 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 279 of Nairobi's 365 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Argentina (69 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (48 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in South Korea (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Somalia (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Australia (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 37,671 stories about harm among 194,124 counted on 20 Nov.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Bosnia. of the day's 194,124 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. Greece's news mentioned drownings about 5 times as often as usual. Bosnia's news was 97% about people being harmed, against a usual 51%. On 20 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia97 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence New Caledonia82 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Albania74 in 100 of its 103 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice Somalia67 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Algeria63 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe522 stories about protests or strikes, of its 740 Nairobi Kenya279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 365 Washington US215 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1414 Ramallah Palestine102 stories about protests or strikes, of its 178 Berlin Germany78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 175

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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: 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 lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: 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: 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 lessJapan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlbania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGolan Heights, Syria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 21 outletsHampden, US -- health: 45 stories, carried by 60 outletsStanford, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsGyapa, Ghana -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 78 outletsPrague, Czechia -- conflict & violence: 53 stories, carried by 48 outletsLeadville, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsTirana, Albania -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 47 outletsZahab, Iran -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 18 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Albania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Czechia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Golan Heights Syria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Hampden US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 45 stories ● Stanford US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Gyapa Ghana about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Prague Czechia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 53 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 10,302 stories · about as usual Health21% 7,786 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 6,502 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 6,015 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 3,264 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 1,475 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 837 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 812 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 killed12,478 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,091 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured2,558 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Morocco Stories reporting refugees788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions327 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting evacuations200 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Morocco and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about a third of 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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