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What the world's news said happened to people.
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22,694 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 protests in Baku (Azerbaijan), landslides in Vietnam and arrests in Malta. Malta's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostAzerbaijan 77 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 14
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

101 of its 131 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Baku accounted for 99 of Azerbaijan's 101 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 78 of Baku's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories).

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories → Baku stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

82 of its 241 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (69 stories). Landslides were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. 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.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

101 of its 203 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Peru

88 of its 176 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lima accounted for 83 of Peru's 88 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (73 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Mali

126 of its 136 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Bamako accounted for 121 of Mali's 126 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. 116 of Bamako's 121 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories).

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Protests & strikes

France

438 of its 960 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 255 of Paris' 313 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (327 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

153 of its 330 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 63 of Harare's 96 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (94 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Central African Republic

188 of its 199 stories (94%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Balaka accounted for 98 of the Central African Republic's 188 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Cambodia

121 of its 142 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Phnom Penh accounted for 74 of Cambodia's 121 stories about harm, carried by 83 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ukraine

140 of its 287 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kiev accounted for 123 of Ukraine's 140 stories about harm, carried by 141 outlets. 107 of Kiev's 123 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Türkiye (137 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Mexico (70 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Czechia (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in New Zealand (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (177 of its stories, about three times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 22,694 stories about harm among 100,178 counted on 18 Nov.

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Azerbaijan's news was 77% about people being harmed, against a usual 14%. In Vietnam's news, mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 23 in every 100 of the day's 100,178 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic94 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Mali93 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Cambodia85 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Azerbaijan77 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 14 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France255 stories about protests or strikes, of its 313 Jerusalem Israel140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Beit Jala Palestine116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Bamako Mali116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Kiev Ukraine107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIran: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMacao: coverage a little warmer than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Jordan about three times as fearful as the world's · 80 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 801 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as fearful as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about twice as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 5,829 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents23% 5,254 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence20% 4,588 stories · about as usual Health16% 3,508 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,399 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 894 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 543 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 397 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 killed8,655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting arrests2,737 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,398 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and Bangladesh Stories reporting people displaced297 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Central African Republic Stories reporting abductions265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 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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