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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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 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 lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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 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 lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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 lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualNorth Korea: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualChad: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGreat Lakes, US -- disasters & accidents: 40 stories, carried by 41 outletsKhartoum, Sudan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 47 outletsKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 27 outletsTigris River, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 24 outletsPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 19 outletsMontana, US -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsSicily, Italy -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 21 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 53 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

● Libya warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bhutan warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Great Lakes US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 40 stories ● Khartoum Sudan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 29 stories ● Tigris River Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Pulwama Kashmir about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories

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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