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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,685 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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Protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Kabul and rights and justice in Stockholm drew the news. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSweden 43 in 100 of its 286 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 20 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Iran

273 of its 481 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 153 of Iran's 273 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 120 of Tehran's 153 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

302 of its 382 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Kabul accounted for 220 of Afghanistan's 302 stories about harm, carried by 782 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (175 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Samoa

40 of its 45 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 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

Kashmir

94 of its 178 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 34 of Jammu's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

49 of its 69 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tripoli accounted for 43 of Libya's 49 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

24 of its 34 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Managua accounted for 19 of Nicaragua's 24 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 19 of Managua's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

326 of its 594 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 105 of Hong Kong Island's 107 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

22 of its 37 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 17 of Tbilisi's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

77 of its 120 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. la Paz accounted for 38 of Bolivia's 77 stories about harm, carried by 101 outlets. 29 of la Paz's 38 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tuberculosis in Sri Lanka (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Nepal (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Burkina Faso (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); gas explosion in China (25 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 19 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 20,685 stories about harm among 120,204 counted on 19 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 120,204 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 19 November 2018, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Iran's news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 36%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan79 in 100 of its 382 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Mali76 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Libya71 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia64 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Iran57 in 100 of its 481 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 275 Washington US122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Tehran Iran120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Hong Kong Island Hong Kong105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 107 Beijing China87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'sLithuania: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'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: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than 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 a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times 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'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBolivia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 94 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 273 stories about harm ● Mali about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Malta few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 49 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 6,702 stories · more than usual (usually 29%) Health25% 4,996 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,143 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,471 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,142 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 957 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 416 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 412 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 killed5,013 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests3,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions334 at about twice the usual rate · most about Afghanistan and the US Stories reporting refugees224 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong Stories reporting people falling ill46 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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