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40,272 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 rights and justice in Dar es Salaam, people injured in Australia and protests in Sweida (Syria). Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan → Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and China →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGuyana 79 in 100 of its 299 stories, usually 13
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Tanzania

144 of its 239 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 117 of Tanzania's 144 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (85 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Australia

1,829 of its 6,727 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (778 stories). Heavy rain was named in 135 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

352 of its 430 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. 122 of Sweida's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (170 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Sweida stories →
Displacement

Guyana

237 of its 299 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Georgetown accounted for 233 of Guyana's 237 stories about harm, carried by 277 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories).

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

Somalia

312 of its 384 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 274 of Somalia's 312 stories about harm, carried by 308 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

253 of its 307 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 75%. Hodeida accounted for 155 of Yemen's 253 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Croatia

96 of its 187 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Zagreb accounted for 88 of Croatia's 96 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (91 stories).

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Bhutan

34 of its 57 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

37 of its 45 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 29 of Khujand's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

139 of its 292 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drownings in Namibia (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in Thailand (48 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Norway (30 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); haemorrhagic fever in Congo (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 40,272 stories about harm among 193,871 counted on 9 Nov.

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Evacuations were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan. of the day's 193,871 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania stood out: 60% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%. A year earlier, on 9 November 2017, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 307 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence Syria82 in 100 of its 430 stories · usually 71 · mostly rights & justice Somalia81 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Guyana79 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 13 · mostly displacement Congo69 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 74 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ventura County US449 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1804 Washington US363 stories about protests or strikes, of its 2295 Phoenix US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 391 Philippine Philippines132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Sweida Syria122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readCayman 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'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: 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'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFalkland Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBelgium: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 312 stories about harm ● Yemen about twice as angry as the world's · 253 stories about harm ● Belgium about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 274 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as fearful as the world's · 144 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 10,397 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Conflict & violence23% 9,285 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health18% 7,090 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents17% 6,584 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 2,154 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 2,048 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Shelter & services3% 1,270 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 852 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 killed13,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,391 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests4,231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations1,834 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting refugees781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions464 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill115 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefabout as 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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