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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 20; 22 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10020 Oct27 Oct3 Nov10 Nov18 Nov20 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 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 20 in 10017 Nov: 22 in 10018 Nov: 23 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: 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: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessKuwait: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: 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 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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 lessZimbabwe: 46 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Vietnam: 34 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 36 in 100 of its 846 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 80 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)South Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 57 in 100 of its 1,406 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Peru: 50 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Panama: 41 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 35 in 100 of its 959 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 41 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 46 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malta: 50 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 93 in 100 of its 136 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 37 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Jordan: 36 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 1,354 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 71 in 100 of its 409 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 312 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 54 in 100 of its 286 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 41 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)France: 46 in 100 of its 960 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Finland: 45 in 100 of its 276 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 41 in 100 of its 333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greenland: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 93 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Colombia: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 94 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 85 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 76 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 41 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Azerbaijan: 77 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 31 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 552 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 49 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Palestine: 46 in 100 of its 871 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 69 in 100 of its 267 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

● Central African Republic 94 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Mali 93 in 100 of its 136 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Syria 80 in 100 of its 318 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cambodia 85 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 71 in 100 of its 409 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Azerbaijan 77 in 100 of its 131 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.