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21,502 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 protests in Paris (France), violence in Aleppo and a disaster in Kampala. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 87 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 41
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 40 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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Protests & strikes

France

484 of its 1,237 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Paris accounted for 428 of France's 484 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. 390 of Paris' 428 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (240 stories). Natural hazards were named in 52 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

933 of its 987 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Aleppo accounted for 764 of Syria's 933 stories about harm, carried by 707 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (556 stories). Poisoning was named in 79 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Aleppo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

411 of its 471 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kampala accounted for 361 of Uganda's 411 stories about harm, carried by 405 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (358 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Rights & justice

Niger

39 of its 41 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Ngalewa accounted for 29 of Niger's 39 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories).

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

Romania

126 of its 343 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Bucharest accounted for 123 of Romania's 126 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 116 of Bucharest's 123 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (115 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

114 of its 150 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Lake Victoria accounted for 98 of Tanzania's 114 stories about harm, carried by 91 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (92 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

56 of its 61 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

425 of its 716 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (227 stories). Landslides were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Health

Rwanda

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Ebola was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Conflict & violence

Libya

71 of its 97 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (44 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Colombia (71 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Iraq (48 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Italy (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Finland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 21,502 stories about harm among 98,627 counted on 25 Nov.

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In Colombia's news, mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 22 in every 100 of the day's 98,627 stories, above the usual 20. It was the second day running that the news turned to France. In France, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual. On 25 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 22 today. This week the news turned most often to Niger, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria95 in 100 of its 987 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Mozambique92 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan88 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda87 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Congo85 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Riverchase US679 stories about protests or strikes, of its 723 Paris France390 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 Aleppo Syria177 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Bucharest Romania116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: 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 lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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 lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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 readSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualRomania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualWhiteville, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsSanaa, Yemen -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 16 outletsTaj Mahal, India -- shelter & services: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsPhoenix, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 37 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 142 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 10 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

● Romania warmth about one and a half times usual ● Saudi Arabia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Whiteville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Sanaa Yemen about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Taj Mahal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 16 stories ● Phoenix US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Buhari Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 5,561 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice26% 5,442 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence22% 4,710 stories · about as usual Health14% 2,943 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,088 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 736 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 577 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 188 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 killed7,863 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,567 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people affected2,716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees348 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced315 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions231 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations161 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about half 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.

● 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.