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10,583 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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The day's news pointed at protests in Bogota (Colombia), landslides in Kenya and plane crash in Congo. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostColombia 76 in 100 of its 62 stories, usually 33
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Colombia

47 of its 62 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Bogota accounted for 32 of Colombia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 29 of Bogota's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Kenya

97 of its 243 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Landslides were named in 40 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with flooding and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Congo

107 of its 140 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (106 stories). Plane crash was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

120 of its 177 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kabul accounted for 69 of Afghanistan's 120 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

135 of its 244 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 70 of Iran's 135 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 52 of Tehran's 70 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (46 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iraq

172 of its 235 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Baghdad accounted for 91 of Iraq's 172 stories about harm, carried by 260 outlets. 87 of Baghdad's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (122 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

China

317 of its 1,122 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 129 of Beijing's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

France

122 of its 452 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 54 of Paris' 64 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with power cuts.

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Health

Malaysia

90 of its 360 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Illness was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Japan

214 of its 640 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (137 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Italy (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Malaysia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (20 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Nigeria (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 10,583 stories about harm among 57,033 counted on 24 Nov.

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The news turned to Colombia for the third day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 57,033 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. In Kenya's news, mentions of landslides ran about 10 times their usual. Colombia stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. On 24 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Afghanistan, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo76 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 61 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Colombia76 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq73 in 100 of its 235 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bolivia70 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 48 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China129 stories about protests or strikes, of its 161 Baghdad Iraq87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Paris France54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Tehran Iran52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 409

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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 lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readJapan: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about one and a half times its own usualUmm Qasr, Iraq -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 57 outletsMontevideo, Uruguay -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 84 outletsNew Canaan, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 32 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 91 stories, carried by 260 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 17 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 63 stories, carried by 114 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

● Hong Kong warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Umm Qasr Iraq about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Montevideo Uruguay about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● New Canaan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 91 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice33% 3,449 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health20% 2,118 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,840 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,580 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 655 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 333 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 221 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 214 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 killed3,176 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting arrests1,434 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured800 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Iraq Stories reporting refugees118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced82 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Italy and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.