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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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 44 stories, carried by 58 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 20 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsJerusalem, Israel -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 20 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsCleveland, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNew York, US -- health: 88 stories, carried by 185 outletsNoosa, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 23 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

● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 44 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 27 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Jerusalem Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories

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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