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What the world's news said happened to people.
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30,368 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 Karachi (Pakistan), rights and justice in Celje and deaths in la Romana. Bosnia's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSlovenia 71 in 100 of its 101 stories, usually 4
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,816 of its 2,782 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 733 of Karachi's 1,202 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (866 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

South Korea

334 of its 800 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 199 of Seoul's 297 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

Idlib accounted for 240 of Syria's 300 stories about harm, carried by 262 outlets. 225 of Idlib's 240 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Austria

127 of its 211 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

166 of its 212 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

478 of its 598 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Drought was named in 55 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Niger

28 of its 36 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Yemen (62 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in China (171 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Mexico (73 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (43 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tropical storm in Vietnam (17 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10025 Oct1 Nov8 Nov15 Nov23 Nov25 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 23 in 10028 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 20 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 20 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 18 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 21 in 10010 Nov: 24 in 10011 Nov: 23 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 20 in 10017 Nov: 22 in 10018 Nov: 23 in 10019 Nov: 20 in 10020 Nov: 20 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 30,368 stories about harm among 151,202 counted on 23 Nov.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 151,202 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Yemen's news, mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual. Pakistan stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. On 23 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Central African Republic96 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 78 · mostly rights & justice Bosnia89 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 598 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Libya78 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Dominican Republic74 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 17 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Karachi Pakistan733 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1202 Idlib Syria225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Seoul South Korea199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Washington US182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 836 Jerusalem Israel179 stories about protests or strikes, of its 390

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'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'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. 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'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: 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'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCuba: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: 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 a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Bosnia few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● Austria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Central African Republic about three times as angry as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 238 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 478 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 1,816 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 8,200 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 6,726 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 6,078 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health17% 5,105 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,523 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 866 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 803 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 654 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 killed10,559 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,509 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees679 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions336 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations310 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill65 at about two-thirds 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than 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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