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What the world's news said happened to people.
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42,477 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 a disaster in Colombo, protests in Hanoi (Vietnam) and people displaced in the UK. Senegal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination 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 mostSenegal 65 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

207 of its 353 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Colombo accounted for 142 of Sri Lanka's 207 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (125 stories). Tropical storm was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Sri Lanka over 30 days → its stories → Colombo stories →
Protests & strikes

Vietnam

219 of its 489 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 75 of Hanoi's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

3,168 of its 13,620 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Dengue was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Senegal

143 of its 220 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Touba accounted for 139 of Senegal's 143 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Albania

90 of its 177 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tirana accounted for 74 of Albania's 90 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

DR Congo

21 of its 24 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. 13 of Kinshasa's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

175 of its 310 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (49 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

14 of its 17 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 8 of Kaedi's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Armenia

77 of its 229 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (46 stories). Train derailment was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

110 of its 290 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Armenia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Saudi Arabia (90 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Niger (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Cameroon (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Sudan (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 42,477 stories about harm among 227,534 counted on 30 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 10 November 2016. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 227,534 stories, below the usual 21. Mentions of train derailment ran more than ten times their usual in Armenia's news. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Sri Lanka stood out: 59% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen81 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia78 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan67 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 813 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Senegal65 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US320 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1665 Harare Zimbabwe137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Ghouta Syria116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Irvine US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 122 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão 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'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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'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 readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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'sVatican City: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCroatia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMarshall Islands: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Finland about three times as angry as the world's · 88 stories about harm ● Ukraine about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Croatia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 182 stories about harm ● Bosnia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 70 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 12,622 stories · about as usual Health22% 9,308 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence18% 7,415 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 6,379 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,399 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,129 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,058 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 killed11,064 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests5,375 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,021 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,428 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees637 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and the US Stories reporting evacuations523 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions408 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced394 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill67 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 much softer than 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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