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18,362 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 news turned to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), plane crash in Congo and illness in Apia. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostKenya 40 in 100 of its 429 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 19 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

83 of its 204 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Beirut accounted for 67 of Lebanon's 83 stories about harm, carried by 140 outlets. 60 of Beirut's 67 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Congo

80 of its 95 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (10 stories). Plane crash was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Samoa

34 of its 45 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Apia accounted for 21 of Samoa's 34 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Samoa over 30 days → its stories → Apia stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

218 of its 1,022 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Earthquake was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with tsunami and outbreaks. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Romania

45 of its 212 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. 9 of Bucharest's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Drownings were named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

191 of its 368 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Tehran accounted for 105 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. 93 of Tehran's 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

173 of its 429 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

48 of its 174 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 7 of Kristiansand's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Libya

31 of its 47 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Tripoli accounted for 27 of Libya's 31 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

67 of its 245 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drownings.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (72 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Greece (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Romania (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Yemen (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in China (36 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 25 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 18,362 stories about harm among 108,079 counted on 25 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Japan's news. of the day's 108,079 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 November 2018, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. Lebanon's news was 41% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo84 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 63 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Syria66 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen65 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq59 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China219 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280 Tehran Iran93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Washington US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Beirut Lebanon60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 London UK53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 392

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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 lessIran: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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 lessMonaco: 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: 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 readNetherlands: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNauru: warmth about its own usualPulwama, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 15 outletsManama, Bahrain -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsWinchcombe, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsNew Canaan, US -- disasters & accidents: 17 stories, carried by 25 outletsHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 30 stories, carried by 93 outletsWest Point, US -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 31 outletsBasij, Iran -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 20 outletsShiv, India -- other: 36 stories, carried by 36 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

● Indonesia warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pulwama Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Manama Bahrain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Winchcombe UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 stories ● New Canaan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 17 stories ● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 30 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,831 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Health23% 4,217 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,096 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,200 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,078 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 746 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 443 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 369 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 killed4,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,288 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,090 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about half the usual rate · most about Italy and the US Stories reporting people falling ill62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.