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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
44,425 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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A disaster in Port-au-Prince, rights and justice in Caracas and violence in Srebrenica drew the news. Bosnia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 76 in 100 of its 989 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Haiti

750 of its 989 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 319 of Haiti's 750 stories about harm, carried by 356 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (486 stories). Cholera was named in 483 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

229 of its 358 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Caracas accounted for 166 of Venezuela's 229 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

94 of its 110 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Srebrenica accounted for 62 of Bosnia's 94 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Srebrenica stories →
Health

Sweden

112 of its 420 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Portugal

121 of its 256 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lisbon accounted for 99 of Portugal's 121 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (111 stories). Drought was named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

379 of its 564 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Drownings were named in 83 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

92 of its 159 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

1,279 of its 2,891 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (213 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

333 of its 700 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (284 stories). Storms were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

996 of its 3,005 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Accidents were named in 81 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Portugal (114 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Afghanistan (83 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Spain (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Rwanda (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 21 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 44,425 stories about harm among 223,677 counted on 21 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 223,677 stories, below the usual 21. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Haiti and Nigeria. In Portugal's news, mentions of the drought ran about 5 times their usual. Haiti stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 37%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia85 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Niger82 in 100 of its 223 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti76 in 100 of its 989 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Somalia70 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan67 in 100 of its 564 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US584 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1455 Harare Zimbabwe210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 606 Boston US200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 628 Beijing China173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Ramallah Palestine148 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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 lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomalia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: 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: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: 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: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualLee Academy, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsMonash, Australia -- health: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsXiaoxiong, China -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsGeorgetown County, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 20 outletsGutu, Zimbabwe -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSomaliland, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsLa Loche, Canada -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsBuderim, Australia -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 27 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 ● Syria warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Lee Academy US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Xiaoxiong China about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Georgetown County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Gutu Zimbabwe about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,918 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,907 stories · about as usual Health20% 8,609 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 6,847 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,800 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,563 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 949 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 827 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 killed13,383 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,576 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,365 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees1,387 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Russia Stories reporting people displaced1,087 at about twice the usual rate · most about Haiti and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions387 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Haiti

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