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What the world's news said happened to people.
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10,506 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 Manama (Bahrain), violence in Jeddah and illness in Moscow. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 56 in 100 of its 141 stories, usually 35
RegionCentral Asia 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

64 of its 143 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Manama accounted for 42 of Bahrain's 64 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 32 of Manama's 42 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bahrain over 30 days → its stories → Manama stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

79 of its 141 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jeddah accounted for 52 of Saudi Arabia's 79 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Armenia

48 of its 91 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Yerevan accounted for 37 of Armenia's 48 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. 29 of Yerevan's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

61 of its 99 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tigray accounted for 45 of Ethiopia's 61 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Denmark

30 of its 68 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Sri Lanka

28 of its 75 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

167 of its 352 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Typhoon was named in 61 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms, flooding and tropical storm.

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Rights & justice

Libya

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (61 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (12 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); flu in Ireland (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in US (67 of its stories, about three times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 10,506 stories about harm among 42,415 counted on 11 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. On 12 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 25 today. Bahrain's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 24%. of the day's 42,415 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Libya65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Syria63 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 60 · mostly displacement Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia56 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 51 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 457 Beijing China41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Manama Bahrain32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 42 Yerevan Armenia29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37 Abuja Nigeria29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 readOman: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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 lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKarabakh, Russia -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsBihar, India -- health: 40 stories, carried by 38 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 24 outletsLachin, Azerbaijan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 31 outletsMassachusetts, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBrighton, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 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

● Karabakh Russia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Bihar India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 40 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Lachin Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Massachusetts US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 6,182 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice15% 1,606 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents9% 894 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 887 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 355 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 220 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 110 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 killed2,765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected755 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests689 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured525 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees124 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Ethiopia Stories reporting people displaced74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions37 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations31 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Barbados

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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