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What the world's news said happened to people.
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39,829 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 day's news pointed at rights and justice in Cojusna, violence in Monrovia and protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh). Moldova's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMoldova 69 in 100 of its 115 stories, usually 22
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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 →
Rights & justice

Moldova

79 of its 115 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Cojusna accounted for 71 of Moldova's 79 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Moldova over 30 days → its stories → Cojusna stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

105 of its 157 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Monrovia accounted for 99 of Liberia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Liberia over 30 days → its stories → Monrovia stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

197 of its 357 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 82 of Dhaka's 120 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Road crashes were named in 57 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Canada

1,484 of its 6,030 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (446 stories). Food poisoning was named in 214 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with oil spill. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Palestine

761 of its 1,190 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ramallah accounted for 630 of Palestine's 761 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (226 stories). Heavy rain was named in 80 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

137 of its 237 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (42 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Displacement

Central African Republic

44 of its 50 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 76%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Haiti

74 of its 105 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 47 of Port-au-Prince's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (67 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kenya

413 of its 857 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (104 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

127 of its 158 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hepatitis in Hong Kong (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Puerto Rico (37 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Central African Republic (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Iraq (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (75 of its stories, more than ten 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 21 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 39,829 stories about harm among 196,968 counted on 21 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at more than ten times the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. of the day's 196,968 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Moldova stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. Mentions of hepatitis ran more than ten times their usual in Hong Kong's news. On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic88 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 76 · mostly displacement Yemen85 in 100 of its 714 stories · usually 77 · mostly health Somalia82 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Mali80 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 812 Jerusalem Israel193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 Washington US170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1235 Paris France111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 253 Raqqa Syria107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vanuatu: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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 readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMoldova: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as warm as 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'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBhutan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAruba: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Yemen about 5 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 606 stories about harm ● Hong Kong about three times as fearful as the world's · 84 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 429 stories about harm ● Liberia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Moldova about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 79 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 11,235 stories · about as usual Health22% 8,805 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents19% 7,551 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 6,622 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,911 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,319 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,164 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 665 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 killed12,981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests5,114 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected4,878 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill877 at more than ten times the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees785 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions570 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Cameroon and the US Stories reporting people displaced306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Mali Stories reporting evacuations187 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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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