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42,783 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 violence in Tbilisi, extreme cold in Argentina and protests in Cabinda (Angola). Georgia's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAngola 60 in 100 of its 136 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 21 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

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Conflict & violence

Georgia

62 of its 107 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Tbilisi accounted for 58 of Georgia's 62 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Argentina

474 of its 777 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Mar del Plata accounted for 305 of Argentina's 474 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (417 stories). Extreme cold was named in 68 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Mar del Plata stories →
Rights & justice

Kazakhstan

46 of its 106 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Kazakhstan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

1,174 of its 1,271 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Srebrenica accounted for 778 of Bosnia's 1,174 stories about harm, carried by 606 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

990 of its 2,588 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (567 stories). Plane crash was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Thailand

161 of its 436 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (30 stories). Power cuts were named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

309 of its 583 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 124 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with earthquake.

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

211 of its 246 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Mogadishu accounted for 182 of Somalia's 211 stories about harm, carried by 154 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

614 of its 2,424 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Accidents were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (124 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in Thailand (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (127 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Switzerland (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10024 Oct31 Oct7 Nov14 Nov22 Nov24 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 10019 Nov: 21 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 42,783 stories about harm among 213,963 counted on 22 Nov.

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Georgia stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 12%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 213,963 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. On 22 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 22 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Bosnia92 in 100 of its 1,271 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia86 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen77 in 100 of its 400 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar75 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Haiti72 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US299 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1729 Harare Zimbabwe237 stories about protests or strikes, of its 575 Ramallah Palestine132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Mansfield US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Salt Lake City US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIsrael: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: 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'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGeorgia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJersey: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Bosnia about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,174 stories about harm ● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● North Korea about twice as fearful as the world's · 251 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 307 stories about harm ● Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Georgia about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,598 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,773 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,944 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,249 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,689 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 831 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 killed12,705 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,962 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,390 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,344 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees702 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced646 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Bosnia and the US Stories reporting abductions342 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bosnia and the US Stories reporting evacuations223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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