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33,106 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 Luhansk, protests in Kathmandu (Nepal) and rights and justice in Caracas. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 90 in 100 of its 2,524 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

288 of its 481 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Luhansk accounted for 225 of Ukraine's 288 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Protests & strikes

Nepal

182 of its 309 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kathmandu accounted for 135 of Nepal's 182 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 89 of Kathmandu's 135 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (133 stories).

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Venezuela

144 of its 261 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Caracas accounted for 115 of Venezuela's 144 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Venezuela over 30 days → its stories → Caracas stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

713 of its 2,057 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (516 stories). Plane crash was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tuberculosis.

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

Papua New Guinea

352 of its 459 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Lorengau accounted for 337 of Papua New Guinea's 352 stories about harm, carried by 296 outlets. 209 of Lorengau's 337 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

North Korea

156 of its 354 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (54 stories). Drownings were named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

983 of its 2,601 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 403 of Harare's 721 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Poisoning was named in 90 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

2,263 of its 2,524 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,722 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

264 of its 287 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

165 of its 242 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 74 of Tumaco's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in South Korea (60 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Tanzania (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in North Korea (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Malta (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Zimbabwe (90 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 33,106 stories about harm among 159,701 counted on 24 Nov.

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In Ukraine, 60% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 159,701 stories, as usual. On 24 November 2016, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali92 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt90 in 100 of its 2,524 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea77 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 62 · mostly displacement Sudan71 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Libya70 in 100 of its 160 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Harare Zimbabwe403 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Lorengau Papua New Guinea209 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Rheinberg Germany173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1337 Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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 lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: 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: 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 lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. 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: 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMadagascar: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCosta Rica: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBosnia: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualVatican City: warmth about its own usualIndelimane, Mali -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 42 outletsTumaco, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 80 stories, carried by 79 outletsNevada, US -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 13 outletsInishmore, UK -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsVermont State Police, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 29 stories, carried by 29 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 20 outletsAjit, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsAuckland, New Zealand -- health: 21 stories, carried by 10 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

● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Germany warmth about one and a half times usual ● Belgium warmth about one and a half times usual ● Colombia warmth about one and a half times usual ● South Korea warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Indelimane Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 42 stories ● Tumaco Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 80 stories ● Nevada US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Inishmore UK about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Vermont State Police US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 29 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 8,947 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence25% 8,236 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health15% 4,987 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,709 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,811 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,443 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,417 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 902 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 killed11,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,917 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,067 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,931 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and India Stories reporting refugees896 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Papua New Guinea and Australia Stories reporting people displaced381 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Mali Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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.