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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,519 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 Bogota (Colombia), rights and justice in Pyongyang and people affected in Samoa. Colombia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK →
Part of lifeRights & justice 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Korea 53 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

81 of its 149 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Bogota accounted for 59 of Colombia's 81 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 54 of Bogota's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Rights & justice

North Korea

45 of its 85 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Pyongyang accounted for 35 of North Korea's 45 stories about harm, carried by 89 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Illness was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Iran

190 of its 345 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 101 of Iran's 190 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. 88 of Tehran's 101 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

79 of its 117 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. la Paz accounted for 54 of Bolivia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. 47 of la Paz's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

161 of its 354 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 30 of Hung Hom's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

22 of its 42 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 13 of Algiers' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nicaragua

23 of its 35 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Managua accounted for 19 of Nicaragua's 23 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. 14 of Managua's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

Baghdad accounted for 86 of Iraq's 140 stories about harm, carried by 299 outlets. 82 of Baghdad's 86 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Chile (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Hong Kong (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); accidents in Philippines (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
20 in 10016 in 10024 Oct31 Oct7 Nov14 Nov22 Nov24 Oct: 16 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 20 in 10028 Oct: 18 in 10029 Oct: 18 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 16 in 1006 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 16 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 17 in 10012 Nov: 17 in 10013 Nov: 17 in 10014 Nov: 17 in 10015 Nov: 17 in 10016 Nov: 18 in 10017 Nov: 18 in 10018 Nov: 17 in 10019 Nov: 17 in 10020 Nov: 16 in 10021 Nov: 16 in 10022 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 19,519 stories about harm among 118,761 counted on 22 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and the UK. of the day's 118,761 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Indonesia's news mentioned poisoning more than ten times as often as usual. Colombia's news was 54% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%. On 22 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq69 in 100 of its 204 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia68 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan62 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 345 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582 Beijing China123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Tehran Iran88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Baghdad Iraq82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 86 Bogota Colombia54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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 readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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'sBelarus: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Caledonia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful 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'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAruba: 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

● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 190 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Syria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 88 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice36% 6,809 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health25% 4,778 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,710 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 2,088 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,063 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 826 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 441 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 413 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 killed4,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,773 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,906 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured992 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions230 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced130 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill102 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations101 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than 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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