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What the world's news said happened to people.
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10,564 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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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Ethiopia, the typhoon in the Philippines and drownings in Libya. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 66 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 41
RegionSoutheast Asia 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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 →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

73 of its 111 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tigray accounted for 57 of Ethiopia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

207 of its 314 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Manila accounted for 90 of the Philippines' 207 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Typhoon was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, cyclone and storms.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Manila stories →
Health

Libya

45 of its 70 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Libya over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

192 of its 466 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 22 of Lagos' 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Lagos stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

89 of its 142 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jeddah accounted for 42 of Saudi Arabia's 89 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

New Zealand

78 of its 262 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Flu was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

12 of Yerevan's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Italy

79 of its 218 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Austria

18 of its 41 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bahrain

20 of its 50 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 5 of Manama's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); helicopter crash in Israel (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); ebola in US (90 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in India (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); bird flu in UK (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
29 in 10023 in 10021 Sep28 Sep6 Oct15 Oct12 Nov21 Sep: 26 in 10022 Sep: 26 in 10023 Sep: 26 in 10024 Sep: 26 in 10025 Sep: 26 in 10026 Sep: 28 in 10027 Sep: 27 in 10028 Sep: 25 in 10029 Sep: 25 in 10030 Sep: 26 in 1001 Oct: 26 in 1002 Oct: 28 in 1003 Oct: 29 in 1005 Oct: 27 in 1006 Oct: 27 in 1007 Oct: 26 in 1009 Oct: 28 in 10010 Oct: 28 in 10011 Oct: 29 in 10012 Oct: 27 in 10014 Oct: 26 in 10015 Oct: 25 in 10018 Oct: 29 in 10019 Oct: 26 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 27 in 10027 Oct: 26 in 1005 Nov: 23 in 10011 Nov: 25 in 10012 Nov: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 10,564 stories about harm among 40,226 counted on 12 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 40,226 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 13 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, against 26 today. Ethiopia stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 43%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Philippines66 in 100 of its 314 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Libya64 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Saudi Arabia63 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Lagos Nigeria22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 Tigray Ethiopia17 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCôte d’Ivoire: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMonaco: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Libya few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Austria few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 18 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 6,348 stories · more than usual (usually 57%) Rights & justice15% 1,590 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents9% 982 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 738 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 313 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 210 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 113 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 killed2,798 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests653 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Syria Stories reporting people displaced66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations52 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions35 at about half the usual rate · most about India and South Africa Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about the usual rate

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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