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31,465 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 Tirana (Albania), flooding in Palestine and violence in Toumour. Niger's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China → Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNiger 88 in 100 of its 165 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Albania

89 of its 121 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tirana accounted for 85 of Albania's 89 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 83 of Tirana's 85 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (86 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Tirana stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

766 of its 1,183 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Ramallah accounted for 530 of Palestine's 766 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (80 stories). Flooding was named in 103 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Ramallah stories →
Conflict & violence

Niger

146 of its 165 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Toumour accounted for 108 of Niger's 146 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (112 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Toumour stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Nepal

133 of its 254 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (96 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Haiti

112 of its 172 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 92 of Haiti's 112 stories about harm, carried by 114 outlets. 62 of Port-au-Prince's 92 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (108 stories). Natural hazards were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Lebanon

129 of its 222 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 119 of Lebanon's 129 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. 69 of Beirut's 119 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Tunisia

81 of its 124 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tunis accounted for 64 of Tunisia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 64 of Tunis' 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

140 of its 182 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Guatemala

133 of its 147 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about 6 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

249 of its 597 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Puerto Rico (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hepatitis in Hong Kong (24 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in Haiti (28 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Venezuela (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dust storm in Australia (148 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 22 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 31,465 stories about harm among 157,719 counted on 22 Nov.

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In Albania, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 22% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 157,719 stories, as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about twice the usual rate. People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and China. Puerto Rico's news mentioned the tsunami about 8 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Guatemala90 in 100 of its 147 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Niger88 in 100 of its 165 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia82 in 100 of its 251 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Libya77 in 100 of its 182 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Albania74 in 100 of its 121 stories · usually 22 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US174 stories about protests or strikes, of its 685 Tirana Albania83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Minneapolis US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Beirut Lebanon69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Tunis Tunisia64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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 lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: 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 lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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 lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 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 readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about one and a half times its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualMalawi: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about one and a half times its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBurundi: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualSistan, Iran -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 23 outletsMirjaveh, Iran -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsCharlottesville, US -- conflict & violence: 76 stories, carried by 96 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsElcano, Spain -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 38 outletsOhio, US -- shelter & services: 19 stories, carried by 23 outletsLilongwe, Malawi -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 20 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

● Iran warmth about one and a half times usual ● Yemen warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Greece warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Sistan Iran about three times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Mirjaveh Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Charlottesville US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 76 stories ● Monrovia Liberia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Elcano Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 8,921 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,222 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 5,412 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 5,390 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,950 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,337 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 979 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 795 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 killed10,603 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests4,623 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced594 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Niger Stories reporting abductions321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill261 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting evacuations190 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US

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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