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21,169 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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Protests in Yaounde (Cameroon), flooding in Italy and violence in Minya drew the news. Egypt's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 73 in 100 of its 262 stories, usually 16
RegionSoutheast Asia 39 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

87 of its 102 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Yaounde accounted for 72 of Cameroon's 87 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 71 of Yaounde's 72 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (80 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

428 of its 804 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (202 stories). Flooding was named in 226 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides and earthquake. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Egypt

368 of its 530 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Minya accounted for 253 of Egypt's 368 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (162 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Minya stories →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

78 of its 115 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 61 of Tanzania's 78 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (47 stories). HIV was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

191 of its 262 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 53 of Manama's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (50 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

327 of its 424 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Jakarta accounted for 190 of Indonesia's 327 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Accidents were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

23 of its 33 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 17 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.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

395 of its 450 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Damascus accounted for 212 of Syria's 395 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. Hunger was named in 129 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

480 of its 1,105 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 140 of Islamabad's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (152 stories). Avalanche was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

238 of its 577 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (125 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Greece (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Syria (129 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Cambodia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Zimbabwe (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Yemen (54 of its stories, more than ten 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 4 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 21,169 stories about harm among 99,973 counted on 4 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 99,973 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Italy's news. In Cameroon, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 49% is usual. A year earlier, on 4 November 2017, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Tunisia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria88 in 100 of its 450 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon85 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 49 · mostly rights & justice Yemen79 in 100 of its 328 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia77 in 100 of its 424 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Bahrain73 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 16 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Lake Hallie US325 stories about protests or strikes, of its 564 Tehran Iran226 stories about protests or strikes, of its 295 Jerusalem Israel144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409 Los Angeles US144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Islamabad Pakistan140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205

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 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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 lessIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: 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 readTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEquatorial Guinea: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBahrain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMyitkyina, Myanmar -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsYaounde, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 72 stories, carried by 111 outletsBarranquilla, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsTaylor Hall, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsLakeland, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsTarahumara, Mexico -- other: 16 stories, carried by 18 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 56 outletsSabarimala, India -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 32 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bahrain warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cameroon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Myitkyina Myanmar about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 13 stories ● Yaounde Cameroon about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 72 stories ● Barranquilla Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Taylor Hall US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Lakeland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice31% 6,367 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 4,449 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health16% 3,382 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,915 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given9% 1,793 stories · more than usual (usually 6%) Shelter & services4% 816 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 691 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 426 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 killed8,178 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people injured2,612 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests2,351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,982 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees415 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions336 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Iran and the US Stories reporting evacuations163 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and India Stories reporting people displaced130 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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