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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.

its stories →
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.

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIreland: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: 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 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: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 lessArgentina: 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 lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualLatvia: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNakuru, Kenya -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsNew Jersey, US -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 18 outletsBaramulla, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 39 stories, carried by 24 outletsMinsk, Belarus -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsMissouri, US -- health: 98 stories, carried by 128 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- shelter & services: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsTegucigalpa, Honduras -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 33 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- health: 16 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Kashmir warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Spain warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Nakuru Kenya about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● New Jersey US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 63 stories ● Baramulla Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 39 stories ● Minsk Belarus about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Missouri US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 98 stories

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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