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23,600 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 violence in Luhansk, protests in Kampala (Uganda) and heavy rain in Kuwait. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 64 in 100 of its 374 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

238 of its 374 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Luhansk accounted for 148 of Ukraine's 238 stories about harm, carried by 225 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (222 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Luhansk stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

142 of its 204 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 102 of Uganda's 142 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 74 of Kampala's 102 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kuwait

55 of its 124 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (28 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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

France

1,687 of its 3,851 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Paris accounted for 1,499 of France's 1,687 stories about harm, carried by 1,020 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (1,432 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

55 of its 136 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (33 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

185 of its 203 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 174 of Somalia's 185 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (154 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

715 of its 1,159 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 419 of Israel's 715 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

193 of its 707 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (124 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

35 of its 43 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. 30 of Khujand's 30 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: hypothermia in Spain (109 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in US (3214 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tuberculosis in Austria (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Brazil (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Argentina (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 24 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10013 Oct20 Oct27 Oct3 Nov11 Nov13 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 10011 Nov: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 23,600 stories about harm among 102,717 counted on 11 Nov.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about 4 times the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 102,717 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Jordan. Spain's news mentioned the hypothermia more than ten times as often as usual. Ukraine's news was 64% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. This week the news turned most often to Uganda, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia91 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen84 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria79 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda70 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Iraq64 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France702 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1499 Washington US204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 667 Jerusalem Israel168 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Hebron Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 Chicago US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: no storiesMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 84 in 100 of its 369 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 459 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 64 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 70 in 100 of its 204 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 52 in 100 of its 329 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tanzania: 57 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tajikistan: 81 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 38 in 100 of its 456 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 91 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Senegal: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 46 in 100 of its 604 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Poland: 31 in 100 of its 527 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 548 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 37 in 100 of its 1,007 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mauritania: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Lebanon: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kuwait: 44 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 54 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 62 in 100 of its 1,159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 64 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Guyana: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Gabon: 47 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 44 in 100 of its 3,851 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 54 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 52 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Austria: 40 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 65 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 64 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 50 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Marshall Islands: 83 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 23 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Somalia 91 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 84 in 100 of its 369 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 79 in 100 of its 221 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Uganda 70 in 100 of its 204 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 62 in 100 of its 1,159 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 64 in 100 of its 374 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence31% 7,327 stories · much more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents26% 6,122 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Rights & justice17% 3,928 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health14% 3,233 stories · much less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,152 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 794 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 416 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 337 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 killed11,952 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected3,588 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,277 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,779 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting evacuations1,198 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Jordan Stories reporting people displaced421 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions344 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees248 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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.