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31,662 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 illness in Kampala, protests in Yaounde (Cameroon) and people displaced in Damascus. Uganda's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostRwanda 75 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 33
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Uganda

190 of its 330 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Kampala accounted for 157 of Uganda's 190 stories about harm, carried by 194 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Ebola was named in 156 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Protests & strikes

Cameroon

540 of its 617 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Yaounde accounted for 230 of Cameroon's 540 stories about harm, carried by 233 outlets. 181 of Yaounde's 230 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (458 stories).

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Yaounde stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

302 of its 385 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Damascus accounted for 155 of Syria's 302 stories about harm, carried by 145 outlets. Measles was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Damascus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

21 of its 85 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Yemen

310 of its 378 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 243 of Yemen's 310 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

148 of its 197 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Kigali accounted for 138 of Rwanda's 148 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. 109 of Kigali's 138 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Mauritania

21 of its 30 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 7 of Nouakchott's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Palestine

441 of its 835 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 75 of Nablus' 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Malaysia

161 of its 702 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Congo

94 of its 113 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: plane crash in Poland (92 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Madagascar (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); building collapse in France (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Kenya (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Zimbabwe (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
24 in 10015 in 1009 Oct16 Oct23 Oct30 Oct7 Nov9 Oct: 21 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 22 in 10012 Oct: 21 in 10013 Oct: 23 in 10014 Oct: 24 in 10015 Oct: 20 in 10016 Oct: 19 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 19 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 22 in 10021 Oct: 21 in 10022 Oct: 19 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 19 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 23 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 20 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 18 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 31,662 stories about harm among 214,565 counted on 7 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed in all 1042 days held. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 214,565 stories, below the usual 20. Mentions of Ebola ran about 6 times their usual in Uganda's news. A year earlier, on 7 November 2017, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cameroon88 in 100 of its 617 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice Congo83 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Yemen82 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria78 in 100 of its 385 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda75 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1551 Yaounde Cameroon181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Florida US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Atlanta US138 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Kigali Rwanda109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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 lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: 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 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 lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBelarus: 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 lessArgentina: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 lessAzad 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHonduras: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about twice its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: 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 usualSunshine Coast, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorth Ogden, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsTorpoint, UK -- disasters & accidents: 34 stories, carried by 80 outletsButte County, US -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsKedarnath, India -- disasters & accidents: 48 stories, carried by 34 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 22 stories, carried by 41 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 44 outletsWhitehall, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 55 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

● Congo warmth about twice usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Honduras warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iceland warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sunshine Coast Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● North Ogden US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 15 stories ● Torpoint UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 34 stories ● Butte County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Kedarnath India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 48 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 10,336 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health23% 6,955 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence16% 5,060 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 3,428 stories · much less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,031 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,188 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,049 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 833 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 killed9,370 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected3,522 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests3,426 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,514 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Yemen Stories reporting abductions786 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and the US Stories reporting refugees408 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations236 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Spain Stories reporting people displaced149 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill98 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Malaysia

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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