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16,892 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 flooding in Albania, protests in Tehran (Iran) and violence in Valletta. Congo's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAlbania 83 in 100 of its 157 stories, usually 57
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

130 of its 157 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Durres accounted for 121 of Albania's 130 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (51 stories). Flooding was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Albania over 30 days → its stories → Durres stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

199 of its 315 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 79 of Iran's 199 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 59 of Tehran's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (50 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Malta

45 of its 98 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Valletta accounted for 31 of Malta's 45 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Malta over 30 days → its stories → Valletta stories →
Health

Congo

69 of its 80 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories). Measles was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Iraq

239 of its 301 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 117 of Iraq's 239 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. 109 of Baghdad's 117 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

41 of its 53 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Sanaa accounted for 23 of Yemen's 41 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

China

670 of its 2,547 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 307 of Beijing's 387 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

DR Congo

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten 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

Vietnam

11 of Hanoi's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

29 of Dhaka's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Zimbabwe (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in France (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in New Zealand (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Australia (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (224 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 16,892 stories about harm among 95,300 counted on 28 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 95,300 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Congo's news mentioned measles more than ten times as often as usual. Albania's news was 83% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%. On 28 November 2018, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo86 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 68 · mostly health Albania83 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Samoa82 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 58 · mostly health Iraq79 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Yemen77 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China307 stories about protests or strikes, of its 387 Baghdad Iraq109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Tehran Iran59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Najaf Iraq59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 335

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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 lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGrand Rapids, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 119 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsOregon, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsPeterborough, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsBagram, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 124 stories, carried by 545 outletsTripoli, Libya -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 26 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

● Grand Rapids US about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Peterborough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories ● Saskatchewan Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 5,267 stories · about as usual Health21% 3,517 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,996 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,354 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 852 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 762 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 457 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 422 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 killed4,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,709 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about two-thirds of 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 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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