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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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: 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: 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 lessCrimea: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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 readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualZambia: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about one and a half times its own usualTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualBahrain: warmth about its own usualMonash, Australia -- health: 26 stories, carried by 14 outletsSalt Lake City, US -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 40 outletsCoral Springs, US -- conflict & violence: 93 stories, carried by 124 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- health: 65 stories, carried by 46 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 84 stories, carried by 79 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- conflict & violence: 66 stories, carried by 71 outletsKatanga, Zambia -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 23 outletsAlindao, Central African Republic -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 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

● Türkiye warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Monash Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories ● Salt Lake City US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 46 stories ● Coral Springs US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 93 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 65 stories ● Cape Town South Africa about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 84 stories

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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