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23,925 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 Tbilisi, violence in Cairo and protests in Islamabad (Pakistan) drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 87 in 100 of its 236 stories, usually 18
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 61 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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Georgia

205 of its 236 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Tbilisi accounted for 107 of Georgia's 205 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

2,318 of its 2,476 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Cairo accounted for 899 of Egypt's 2,318 stories about harm, carried by 665 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (1,629 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Cairo stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,416 of its 1,964 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 980 of Pakistan's 1,416 stories about harm, carried by 536 outlets. 834 of Islamabad's 980 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (659 stories).

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Rights & justice

France

341 of its 889 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Avalanche was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Peru

103 of its 165 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Alberto Fujimori accounted for 91 of Peru's 103 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 91 of Alberto Fujimori's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

135 of its 257 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Hunger was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

UK

1,348 of its 5,567 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Storms were named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with extreme cold. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tunisia

101 of its 116 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tunis accounted for 96 of Tunisia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

330 of its 653 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Israel

434 of its 820 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (106 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Yemen (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (97 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Brazil (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); avalanche in Italy (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 23,925 stories about harm among 100,302 counted on 25 Nov.

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Georgia stood out: 87% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. In Yemen's news, mentions of the diphtheria ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 100,302 stories, above the usual 21.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Egypt94 in 100 of its 2,476 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Tunisia87 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia87 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Mali84 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Libya80 in 100 of its 209 stories · usually 65 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan834 stories about protests or strikes, of its 980 Cairo Egypt200 stories about protests or strikes, of its 899 Harare Zimbabwe159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Alberto Fujimori Peru91 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Jerusalem Israel85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 307

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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 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: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: 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: 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 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about one and a half times its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualIndelimane, Mali -- conflict & violence: 49 stories, carried by 52 outletsMopti, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsMalvern, US -- rights & justice: 34 stories, carried by 41 outletsLittle Rock, US -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 49 outletsRheinberg, Germany -- food & livelihood: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 63 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 21 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

● Mali warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Indelimane Mali about 4 times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 49 stories ● Mopti Mali about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Malvern US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 34 stories ● Little Rock US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 43 stories ● Rheinberg Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence30% 7,113 stories · much more than usual (usually 22%) Rights & justice29% 6,827 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 3,531 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,189 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,155 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 716 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 601 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 258 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 killed8,950 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Egypt and the US Stories reporting people injured3,941 at about twice the usual rate · most about Egypt and Pakistan Stories reporting arrests3,235 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees393 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced379 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions348 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Zimbabwe Stories reporting evacuations231 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and Georgia Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout one and a half times usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.