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What the world's news said happened to people.
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18,485 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in la Paz (Bolivia), violence in Tripoli and rights and justice in Cabarete. Libya's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBolivia 71 in 100 of its 146 stories, usually 42
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 15
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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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

103 of its 146 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. la Paz accounted for 50 of Bolivia's 103 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 47 of la Paz's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (86 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bolivia over 30 days → its stories → La Paz stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

67 of its 93 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tripoli accounted for 58 of Libya's 67 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Health

Samoa

43 of its 56 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

294 of its 520 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 171 of Iran's 294 stories about harm, carried by 257 outlets. 150 of Tehran's 171 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (81 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

380 of its 687 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 152 of Hong Kong Island's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Hypothermia was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

30 of its 69 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tbilisi accounted for 28 of Georgia's 30 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 25 of Tbilisi's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

154 of its 401 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. 14 of Khartoum's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

162 of its 651 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (15 stories). Heavy rain was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with avalanche, power cuts and snowstorms.

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Japan (34 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Austria (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Italy (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plague in China (55 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tuberculosis in Sri Lanka (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 18,485 stories about harm among 110,203 counted on 18 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 110,203 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 18 November 2018, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Samoa77 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 40 · mostly health Libya72 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia71 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 42 · mostly rights & justice Yemen64 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq61 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong152 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Tehran Iran150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 451 Delhi India98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 206 Beijing China78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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'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'sDominica: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times 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'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 294 stories about harm ● Libya about twice as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 154 stories about harm ● Samoa few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 61 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 5,511 stories · about as usual Health25% 4,519 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,077 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,284 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,132 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 786 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 427 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 364 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 killed4,779 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees183 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people displaced143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations116 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Italy Stories reporting people falling ill30 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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