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22,391 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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Rights and justice in Ngalewa, violence in Tazirbu and protests in Paris (France) drew the news. Libya's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Niger and Kenya → 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 mostBahrain 72 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 25
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Rights & justice

Niger

144 of its 149 stories (97%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Ngalewa accounted for 134 of Niger's 144 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Niger over 30 days → its stories → Ngalewa stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

197 of its 212 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tazirbu accounted for 169 of Libya's 197 stories about harm, carried by 201 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (97 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tazirbu stories →
Protests & strikes

France

986 of its 2,055 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 854 of Paris' 920 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (613 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

128 of its 137 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mopti accounted for 96 of Mali's 128 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

277 of its 538 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 173 of Tehran's 227 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

874 of its 1,592 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (289 stories). Hepatitis was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

465 of its 1,145 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 76 of Lagos' 125 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (291 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

426 of its 489 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. 162 of Idlib's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

362 of its 471 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Kabul accounted for 245 of Afghanistan's 362 stories about harm, carried by 297 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (253 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Iraq (151 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Italy (80 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (40 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Finland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10026 Oct2 Nov9 Nov16 Nov24 Nov26 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 10024 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 22,391 stories about harm among 104,927 counted on 24 Nov.

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Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Iraq's news. of the day's 104,927 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of volunteers, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Niger and Kenya. In Niger, 97% of the news was about people being harmed, where 46% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Niger97 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Mali93 in 100 of its 137 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Libya93 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria87 in 100 of its 489 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Congo77 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France854 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Houston US186 stories about protests or strikes, of its 266 Tehran Iran173 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Idlib Syria162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Islamabad Pakistan158 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'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: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sGaza: 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 readEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readAruba: 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'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Afghanistan about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 362 stories about harm ● Nigeria about three times as fearful as the world's · 465 stories about harm ● Libya about three times as angry as the world's · 197 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 426 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as fearful as the world's · 87 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 6,404 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence23% 5,047 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 4,744 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health14% 3,155 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,165 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 758 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 582 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 248 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 killed8,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,487 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting arrests3,261 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and France Stories reporting people affected2,689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions546 at about twice the usual rate · most about Niger and Kenya Stories reporting evacuations466 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees382 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced330 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Palestine and Syria Stories reporting people falling ill39 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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