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11,898 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 Bogota (Colombia), heavy rain in Kenya and violence in Tripoli drew the news. Kenya's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 78 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 29
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 26
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Colombia

115 of its 148 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Bogota accounted for 87 of Colombia's 115 stories about harm, carried by 242 outlets. 82 of Bogota's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories → Bogota stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

157 of its 299 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Heavy rain was named in 92 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Libya

35 of its 57 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 35 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

132 of its 456 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Tornadoes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and storms.

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

Iran

166 of its 280 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 98 of Iran's 166 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. 63 of Tehran's 98 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

56 of its 86 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. la Paz accounted for 35 of Bolivia's 56 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. 31 of la Paz's 35 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

95 of its 145 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 44 of Afghanistan's 95 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

31 of its 130 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chile

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. 19 of Santiago's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

France

53 of Paris' 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Malaysia (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Jamaica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (13 of its stories, about 4 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 23 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 11,898 stories about harm among 68,135 counted on 23 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 68,135 stories, as usual. Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Kenya's news. In Colombia, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. the news turned to Colombia for the second day running.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Colombia78 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Syria69 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia65 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 47 · mostly rights & justice Iraq64 in 100 of its 254 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111 Beijing China107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 311 Bogota Colombia82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Tehran Iran63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPoland: 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'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readWestern 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndonesia: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readCentral 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 a little warmer than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: 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 angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful 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'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 more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 · 74 stories about harm ● Kenya about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Colombia about twice as angry as the world's · 115 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 95 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 166 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice35% 4,071 stories · much more than usual (usually 30%) Health22% 2,542 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,884 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,489 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 711 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 259 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 211 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 killed3,272 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,347 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured856 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill96 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

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 much harsher 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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