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38,822 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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Violence in Phnom Penh, deaths in Harare and rights and justice in Budapest drew the news. Cambodia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCambodia 94 in 100 of its 715 stories, usually 39
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
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

Cambodia

670 of its 715 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Phnom Penh accounted for 400 of Cambodia's 670 stories about harm, carried by 482 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (517 stories). Hunger was named in 522 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Zimbabwe

461 of its 777 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Harare accounted for 318 of Zimbabwe's 461 stories about harm, carried by 353 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (246 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories → Harare stories →
Health

Türkiye

796 of its 1,503 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (66 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

North Korea

271 of its 730 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories). Malaria was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

40 of its 44 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

304 of its 556 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 57 of Dhaka's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (188 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Libya

50 of its 67 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. 9 of Tripoli's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

Congo

141 of its 157 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 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.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,121 of its 1,711 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Jerusalem accounted for 672 of Israel's 1,121 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (51 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (415 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in South Korea (82 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Solomon Islands (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Taiwan (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in China (93 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 38,822 stories about harm among 196,341 counted on 16 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 196,341 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and the US. In Cambodia's news, mentions of the hunger ran more than ten times their usual. Cambodia stood out: 94% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cambodia94 in 100 of its 715 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Congo90 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 71 · mostly health Iraq75 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Libya75 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen71 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US268 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1444 Jerusalem Israel197 stories about protests or strikes, of its 672 Seoul South Korea113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Pyongyang North Korea87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Honolulu US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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 lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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 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 lessPoland: 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 lessNorth 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 lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: 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 lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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 lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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 lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTunisia: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSpain: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJordan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 71 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsHilldale, Australia -- health: 141 stories, carried by 117 outletsLouisiana, US -- health: 71 stories, carried by 71 outletsTweed Heads, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 37 stories, carried by 16 outletsKivu, Uganda -- conflict & violence: 43 stories, carried by 36 outletsBangui, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMadhya Pradesh, India -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 19 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 ● Congo warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Geneva Switzerland about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 71 stories ● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Hilldale Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 141 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 71 stories ● Tweed Heads Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,295 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,012 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 7,503 stories · more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence16% 5,951 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,480 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 1,752 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,565 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 680 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 killed12,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected5,839 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests4,226 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,476 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations924 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced629 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting abductions211 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill144 at about three times the usual rate · most about Türkiye 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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