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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 66 in 100 of its 331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uzbekistan: 34 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 28 in 100 of its 344 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 47 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tajikistan: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 67 in 100 of its 445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Sudan: 34 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Korea: 42 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovenia: 71 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Saudi Arabia: 45 in 100 of its 1,522 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 65 in 100 of its 2,782 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 30 in 100 of its 1,618 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niger: 78 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mexico: 27 in 100 of its 1,196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 72 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 78 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 661 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 54 in 100 of its 1,250 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 60 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 356 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guatemala: 78 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gabon: 69 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominican Republic: 74 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Dominica: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 43 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 55 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 52 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Central African Republic: 96 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cameroon: 70 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bosnia: 89 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bahrain: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Austria: 60 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Algeria: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Albania: 53 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 80 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 70 in 100 of its 757 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 54 in 100 of its 440 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Central African Republic 96 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 80 in 100 of its 598 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Libya 78 in 100 of its 212 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 70 in 100 of its 757 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Pakistan 65 in 100 of its 2,782 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 67 in 100 of its 445 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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