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39,845 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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Protests in Port-au-Prince (Haiti), violence in Brussels and people falling ill in Canada drew the news. Moldova's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHaiti 85 in 100 of its 164 stories, usually 28
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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

Haiti

140 of its 164 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 106 of Haiti's 140 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. 104 of Port-au-Prince's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (131 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

178 of its 425 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Brussels accounted for 168 of Belgium's 178 stories about harm, carried by 212 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Health

Canada

1,373 of its 5,854 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (335 stories). Outbreaks were named in 415 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning and oil spill. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Moldova

94 of its 191 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Moldova over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

89 of its 195 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 3 of Baku's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (82 stories). Gas explosion was named in 74 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

557 of its 700 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Kabul accounted for 489 of Afghanistan's 557 stories about harm, carried by 688 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (409 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

100 of its 289 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 45 of Sirisena's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

1,124 of its 4,654 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (332 stories). Storms were named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with power cuts and hepatitis. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

157 of its 183 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Guatemala City accounted for 125 of Guatemala's 157 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

337 of its 990 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (87 stories). Train derailment was named in 244 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with landslides.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Spain (244 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in Azerbaijan (74 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Papua New Guinea (36 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); meningitis in Italy (76 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Iceland (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 39,845 stories about harm among 195,935 counted on 20 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 195,935 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Haiti, 85% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. Spain's news mentioned train derailment more than ten times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 20 November 2017, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala86 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Haiti85 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen85 in 100 of its 343 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 700 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia72 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan163 stories about protests or strikes, of its 296 Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 907 Gaza Palestine133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Riyadh Saudi Arabia108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 543 Philippine Philippines107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: feelings about like the world'sAnguilla: 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: 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'sIraq: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGermany: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEquatorial Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCanada: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sAruba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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

● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Denmark about three times as fearful as the world's · 60 stories about harm ● Moldova about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Belgium about twice as angry as the world's · 178 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 557 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 177 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 10,561 stories · about as usual Health21% 8,128 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 8,120 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 6,564 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,430 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,424 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,289 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 676 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 killed12,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured4,338 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees990 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting people falling ill541 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting evacuations520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced222 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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
● 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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