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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessArgentina: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualBelgium: warmth about its own usualYorkshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsUtah, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 25 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 20 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 27 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 20 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 220 stories, carried by 782 outletsVaranasi, India -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 12 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Yorkshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Basij Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories

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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