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What the world's news said happened to people.
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21,358 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 deaths in Dhaka, protests in Hong Kong Island (Hong Kong) and violence in Tel Aviv. Bangladesh's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 63 in 100 of its 916 stories, usually 32
RegionOceania 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

221 of its 397 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 124 of Bangladesh's 221 stories about harm, carried by 301 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (124 stories). Accidents were named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

202 of its 425 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Hong Kong Island accounted for 134 of Hong Kong's 202 stories about harm, carried by 229 outlets. 129 of Hong Kong Island's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories → Hong Kong Island stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

581 of its 916 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tel Aviv accounted for 298 of Israel's 581 stories about harm, carried by 494 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

110 of its 159 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Gaza accounted for 57 of Palestine's 110 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Australia

957 of its 2,985 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (83 stories). Wildfires were named in 440 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cambodia

33 of its 53 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 10 of Phnom Penh's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

22 of its 65 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Poland

40 of its 151 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Denmark

32 of its 98 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Hurricane was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Australia (440 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Fiji (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Denmark (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Italy (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Nigeria (44 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 21,358 stories about harm among 124,223 counted on 12 Nov.

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The news turned to Bangladesh for the third day running. 17 in every 100 of the day's 124,223 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 12 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Bangladesh stood out: 56% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 35%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 226 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 916 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia62 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 309 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 594 La Paz Bolivia69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Beijing China62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Baghdad Iraq59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65

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 lessUzbekistan: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: 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: no storiesSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 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 lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: 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 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGabon: 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 lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: 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 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: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: 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 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 477 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 41 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 581 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tonga: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 65 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 32 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 23 in 100 of its 1,188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Saudi Arabia: 23 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Samoa: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Poland: 26 in 100 of its 151 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 798 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 23 in 100 of its 852 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Oman: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)North Korea: 29 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mexico: 29 in 100 of its 561 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mauritius: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 27 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 27 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 28 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 30 in 100 of its 441 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 63 in 100 of its 916 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 54 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Honduras: 76 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guinea: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Gambia: 39 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Fiji: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Egypt: 26 in 100 of its 252 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 33 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)DR Congo: 92 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Congo: 64 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Hong Kong: 48 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Chile: 38 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 62 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burundi: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Burkina Faso: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bolivia: 32 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 56 in 100 of its 397 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bahamas: 25 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Australia: 32 in 100 of its 2,985 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 60 in 100 of its 309 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 53 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Marshall Islands: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cook Islands: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Israel 63 in 100 of its 916 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 159 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 65 in 100 of its 226 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 60 in 100 of its 309 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 56 in 100 of its 397 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iraq 54 in 100 of its 219 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 5,417 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Rights & justice26% 5,304 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Disasters & accidents19% 3,968 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence16% 3,277 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,165 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 783 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 458 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 410 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 killed5,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,423 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,280 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,475 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting evacuations184 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about the usual rate

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
● 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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