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44,219 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 protests in Skopje (North Macedonia), violence in Ouagadougou and a disaster in Bali. North Macedonia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 86 in 100 of its 456 stories, usually 37
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
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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Protests & strikes

North Macedonia

106 of its 127 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Skopje accounted for 96 of North Macedonia's 106 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. 93 of Skopje's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

North Macedonia over 30 days → its stories → Skopje stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

393 of its 456 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Ouagadougou accounted for 387 of Burkina Faso's 393 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (115 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Burkina Faso over 30 days → its stories → Ouagadougou stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

1,228 of its 1,861 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bali accounted for 680 of Indonesia's 1,228 stories about harm, carried by 640 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (411 stories). Flooding was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, cyclone and tropical storm.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Bali stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guinea

37 of its 64 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Kenya

816 of its 1,637 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Nairobi accounted for 693 of Kenya's 816 stories about harm, carried by 435 outlets. 354 of Nairobi's 693 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (721 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Romania

80 of its 328 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (75 stories). Storms were named in 28 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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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

539 of its 838 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with cyclone and cholera.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

604 of its 776 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Yangon accounted for 276 of Myanmar's 604 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Egypt

472 of its 760 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

345 of its 935 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 148 of Harare's 214 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Brazil (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Romania (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in Yemen (31 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drought in Somalia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Germany (48 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 28 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 44,219 stories about harm among 224,242 counted on 28 Nov.

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Brazil's news mentioned power cuts more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 224,242 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 21. In North Macedonia, 83% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 November 2016, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso86 in 100 of its 456 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence North Macedonia83 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Myanmar78 in 100 of its 776 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Yemen68 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia67 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US515 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2032 Nairobi Kenya354 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Beijing China302 stories about protests or strikes, of its 622 Hyderabad India172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 218 Islamabad Pakistan163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 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 lessIran: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 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 lessBelarus: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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 readPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualGuinea: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPanglong, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 33 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsArkansas State Police, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsNaypyitaw, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 181 stories, carried by 255 outletsRapid City, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsIsmailiya, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 35 stories, carried by 34 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 41 outletsArdeche, France -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 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

● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kenya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual ● Denmark warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Panglong Myanmar about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Arkansas State Police US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Naypyitaw Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 181 stories ● Rapid City US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 19 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice34% 14,864 stories · much more than usual (usually 29%) Conflict & violence19% 8,244 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Health18% 7,975 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 6,564 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,379 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,374 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,189 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 765 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 killed12,093 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya Stories reporting arrests5,999 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,590 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees792 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations661 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting abductions504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting people falling ill59 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.