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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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
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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.

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 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: 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 lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualHill Canyon, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 17 outletsAyodhya, India -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 19 outletsBhopal, India -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 21 outletsCanberra, Australia -- health: 144 stories, carried by 124 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 36 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

● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Uganda warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hill Canyon US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Ayodhya India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Bhopal India about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Canberra Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 144 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.