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27,757 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 news turned to violence in Mogadishu, heavy rain in Jordan and illness in Dakar. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostJordan 84 in 100 of its 458 stories, usually 25
RegionCentral Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Somalia

393 of its 421 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Mogadishu accounted for 341 of Somalia's 393 stories about harm, carried by 383 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (329 stories). Illness was named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

385 of its 458 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (144 stories). Heavy rain was named in 264 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Senegal

47 of its 58 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Dakar accounted for 46 of Senegal's 47 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (44 stories). Ebola was named in 42 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Senegal over 30 days → its stories → Dakar stories →
Rights & justice

Uganda

227 of its 316 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kampala accounted for 164 of Uganda's 227 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Rabies was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought and poisoning.

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

Saudi Arabia

613 of its 976 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories). Cholera was named in 88 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

352 of its 567 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Food poisoning was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. 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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Protests & strikes

Israel

594 of its 1,023 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 185 of Jerusalem's 360 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Albania

21 of its 44 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 9 of Bularat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 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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Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

58 of its 100 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

27 of its 29 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 26 of Khujand's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in US (3575 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Tonga (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); plane crash in Puerto Rico (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Brazil (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kuwait (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10012 Oct19 Oct26 Oct2 Nov10 Nov12 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 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 21 in 10010 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 27,757 stories about harm among 116,922 counted on 10 Nov.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 16 September 2018. Evacuations were reported at about 7 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan. Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 116,922 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

DR Congo94 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly health Somalia93 in 100 of its 421 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria88 in 100 of its 357 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Jordan84 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Senegal81 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 14 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel185 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Washington US181 stories about protests or strikes, of its 988 Chicago US135 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Canberra Australia133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Beijing China126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 196

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFiji: 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'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: 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

● Yemen about three times as angry as the world's · 306 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as fearful as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 149 stories about harm ● France about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,013 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 393 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 613 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 6,960 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents23% 6,148 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Rights & justice22% 6,090 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Health15% 4,027 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Displacement7% 1,893 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,257 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 321 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 killed12,113 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected4,410 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people injured2,803 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Somalia Stories reporting arrests2,414 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations2,197 at about 7 times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting abductions428 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Australia Stories reporting refugees401 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced267 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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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