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What the world's news said happened to people.
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33,953 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Bogota (Colombia), tropical storm in Vietnam and people injured in Timor-Leste. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostHaiti 80 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 21
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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 →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

91 of its 157 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Bogota accounted for 84 of Colombia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 92 outlets. 74 of Bogota's 84 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

180 of its 496 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Tropical storm was named in 93 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Timor-Leste

20 of its 21 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Timor-Leste over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

29 of its 33 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Mali

104 of its 163 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Bamako accounted for 99 of Mali's 104 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 98 of Bamako's 99 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Haiti

132 of its 165 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 37 of Port-au-Prince's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

207 of its 406 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 105 of Sai Ying Pun's 113 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (147 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

134 of its 220 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Addis Ababa accounted for 109 of Ethiopia's 134 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. 105 of Addis Ababa's 109 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (109 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Mexico

279 of Tijuana's 303 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (267 stories). Avalanche was named in 249 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

368 of its 379 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (291 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 360 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Guatemala (360 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Finland (148 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Mexico (249 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Fiji (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (136 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 33,953 stories about harm among 172,571 counted on 19 Nov.

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In Guatemala's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 172,571 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. In Colombia, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. On 19 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala97 in 100 of its 379 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Central African Republic93 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Yemen88 in 100 of its 607 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti80 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 21 · mostly conflict & violence Syria77 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tijuana Mexico279 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Jerusalem Israel189 stories about protests or strikes, of its 327 Paris France164 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 820 Addis Ababa Ethiopia105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109

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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: 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 lessSwitzerland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessIceland: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: 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 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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 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 usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTaiwan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualNorth Macedonia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: 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 usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMacao: warmth about its own usualWarsaw, Poland -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 43 stories, carried by 69 outletsLouisiana, US -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 32 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 186 stories, carried by 297 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 40 stories, carried by 33 outletsAlgiers, Algeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsEvergreen Cemetery, US -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsLima, Peru -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKutupalong, Bangladesh -- displacement: 24 stories, carried by 16 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 ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Taiwan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Warsaw Poland about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 43 stories ● Louisiana US about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 186 stories ● Tripoli Libya about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 40 stories ● Algiers Algeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 8,640 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents21% 7,138 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health19% 6,427 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 5,452 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 2,277 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,364 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 1,347 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 709 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 killed11,430 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,320 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees649 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations568 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions351 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced247 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Thailand Stories reporting people falling ill57 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 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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