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35,440 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 Galkayo (Somalia), people killed in Türkiye and people affected in New Zealand. Somalia's coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 72 in 100 of its 1,642 stories, usually 30
RegionEast Asia 22 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

Somalia

424 of its 478 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Galkayo accounted for 257 of Somalia's 424 stories about harm, carried by 264 outlets. 193 of Galkayo's 257 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (258 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Galkayo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Türkiye

624 of its 1,211 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (449 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 48 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Health

New Zealand

603 of its 1,688 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (391 stories). Outbreaks were named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with meningitis. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

New Zealand over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

168 of its 273 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Mukono accounted for 102 of Uganda's 168 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (95 stories). Drownings were named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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

Ukraine

1,182 of its 1,642 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Crimea accounted for 623 of Ukraine's 1,182 stories about harm, carried by 399 outlets. 504 of Crimea's 623 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (1,051 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

426 of its 532 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Kabul accounted for 258 of Afghanistan's 426 stories about harm, carried by 325 outlets. Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

484 of its 574 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Aleppo accounted for 300 of Syria's 484 stories about harm, carried by 334 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (247 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Iran

471 of its 889 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (384 stories). Landslides were named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts.

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Food & livelihood

Argentina

231 of its 540 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Buenos Aires accounted for 218 of Argentina's 231 stories about harm, carried by 248 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

153 of its 502 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (86 stories). Train derailment was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hiv in China (772 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Taiwan (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in Poland (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Iran (66 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (96 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 22 the day before
24 in 10015 in 10028 Oct4 Nov11 Nov18 Nov26 Nov28 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 10025 Nov: 22 in 10026 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 35,440 stories about harm among 172,622 counted on 26 Nov.

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China's news mentioned HIV more than ten times as often as usual. 21 in every 100 of the day's 172,622 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. On 26 November 2017, a year earlier, the share was 23 in every 100, against 21 today. Somalia's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 67%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia89 in 100 of its 478 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Congo85 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Syria84 in 100 of its 574 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan80 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen78 in 100 of its 260 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Crimea Ukraine504 stories about protests or strikes, of its 623 Moscow Russia276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 721 Charlottesville US223 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Paris France207 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Galkayo Somalia193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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 readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: 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'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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: 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

● Greece about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as angry as the world's · 424 stories about harm ● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 521 stories about harm ● India about three times as fearful as the world's · 1,884 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as angry as the world's · 484 stories about harm ● Argentina about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 231 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 8,860 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents24% 8,445 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health20% 6,975 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 6,101 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 2,123 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 938 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 856 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 690 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 killed10,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,459 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting arrests4,550 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected3,608 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees472 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Mexico and the US Stories reporting people displaced292 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations168 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill63 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 about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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