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26,568 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 violence in Balaka, refugees in Bangladesh and protests in Oslo (Norway). the Central African Republic's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Central African Republic →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 69 in 100 of its 675 stories, usually 17
RegionSoutheast Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

205 of its 213 stories (96%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Balaka accounted for 101 of the Central African Republic's 205 stories about harm, carried by 134 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Central African Republic over 30 days → its stories → Balaka stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

189 of its 360 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (114 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Norway

59 of its 185 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 29 of Oslo's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Flooding was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Oslo stories →
Health

Australia

643 of its 2,739 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Storms were named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

98 of its 194 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Baku accounted for 92 of Azerbaijan's 98 stories about harm, carried by 155 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

253 of its 272 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Phnom Penh accounted for 220 of Cambodia's 253 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Colombia

80 of its 123 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 70 of Colombia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories).

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

112 of its 183 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Addis Ababa accounted for 85 of Ethiopia's 112 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Congo

126 of its 132 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Saudi Arabia

994 of its 1,593 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (927 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: extreme cold in Czechia (96 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Netherlands (90 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (112 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); accidents in Italy (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 26,568 stories about harm among 120,498 counted on 17 Nov.

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People displaced were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and the Central African Republic. 22 in every 100 of the day's 120,498 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. In the Czechia's news, mentions of extreme cold ran more than ten times their usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 22 today. the Central African Republic's news was 96% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Congo95 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia93 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen79 in 100 of its 364 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France369 stories about protests or strikes, of its 415 London UK202 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Washington US166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1075 Ramallah Palestine132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 133 Sabarimala India114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 lessMalaysia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 lessIraq: too little coverage to readIndonesia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: 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 lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 lessComoros: 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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 readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCanada: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBolivia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAddis Ababa, Ethiopia -- rights & justice: 85 stories, carried by 122 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 45 outletsHilldale, Australia -- health: 137 stories, carried by 110 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 92 stories, carried by 155 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 51 outletsFort Hood, US -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsTallahassee, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 48 stories, carried by 79 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

● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Switzerland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Ethiopia warmth about one and a half times usual ● Azerbaijan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Mexico warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Addis Ababa Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 85 stories ● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Hilldale Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 137 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 92 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 6,839 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents25% 6,494 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence18% 4,722 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Health16% 4,301 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,881 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 928 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 666 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 371 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 killed9,647 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,323 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Argentina Stories reporting arrests3,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced856 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting refugees508 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations476 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions229 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill42 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little less than 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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