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38,466 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 evacuations in Israel, protests in Khujand (Tajikistan) and rights and justice in Phnom Penh. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria →
Part of lifeRights & justice 23 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostCambodia 66 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,787 of its 2,546 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Plane crash was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with wildfires. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

53 of its 59 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Khujand accounted for 39 of Tajikistan's 53 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. 39 of Khujand's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tajikistan over 30 days → its stories → Khujand stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Greece

157 of its 471 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories). Accidents were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Yemen

192 of its 233 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Hodeida accounted for 128 of Yemen's 192 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

215 of its 368 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Beirut accounted for 182 of Lebanon's 215 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (120 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Fiji

99 of its 216 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (74 stories). Cyclone was named in 64 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

71 of its 89 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Poland

112 of its 325 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

212 of its 552 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 109 of Harare's 154 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (69 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (64 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); malaria in Congo (49 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Kuwait (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in US (3568 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cholera in Bangladesh (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 38,466 stories about harm among 203,110 counted on 13 Nov.

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People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Nigeria. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 203,110 stories, below the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. In Fiji's news, mentions of the cyclone ran about 8 times their usual. On 13 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tajikistan90 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice Yemen82 in 100 of its 233 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 329 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon77 in 100 of its 203 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US263 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1381 Ashkelon Israel158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 756 Jerusalem Israel147 stories about protests or strikes, of its 449 London UK144 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Harare Zimbabwe109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSint 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 39 stories, carried by 26 outletsKarak, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 34 stories, carried by 41 outletsInner Mongolia, China -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsSandy Hook, US -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 25 outletsNevada, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 91 outletsNinewells, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 34 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 18 outletsYangon, Myanmar -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 31 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

● Jordan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Myanmar warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 39 stories ● Karak Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 34 stories ● Inner Mongolia China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Sandy Hook US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice23% 8,830 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents22% 8,149 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health21% 7,840 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 7,357 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,544 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,255 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,121 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 756 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 killed14,032 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,689 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests3,456 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured3,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced733 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations723 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting refugees511 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Bangladesh and Italy Stories reporting abductions381 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cameroon and the US Stories reporting people falling ill43 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ireland and the US

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 softer than 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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