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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readCayman 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualTanzania: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about one and a half times its own usualDR Congo: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about twice its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBuenos Aires, Argentina -- food & livelihood: 218 stories, carried by 248 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 24 outletsAlbuquerque, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 21 outletsExeter, UK -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 143 outletsTaj Mahal, India -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsBogota, Colombia -- rights & justice: 50 stories, carried by 48 outletsIndiana, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsHelsinki, Finland -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 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

● Argentina warmth about twice usual ● Finland warmth about one and a half times usual ● Tanzania warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Buenos Aires Argentina about twice as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 218 stories ● Edinburgh UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Albuquerque US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Exeter UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories ● Taj Mahal India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories

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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