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3,198 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 Lima (Peru), illness in Piatra Neamt and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 72 in 100 of its 124 stories, usually 41
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Peru

22 of its 24 stories (92%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lima accounted for 18 of Peru's 22 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. 18 of Lima's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Romania

18 of its 24 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Piatra Neamt accounted for 13 of Romania's 18 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories → Piatra Neamt stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

59 of its 87 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tigray accounted for 52 of Ethiopia's 59 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

89 of its 124 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Typhoon was named in 63 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding, cyclone and heavy rain.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Mexico

24 of its 40 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

69 of its 154 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 15 of Lagos' 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Typhoon was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Canada

58 of its 173 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

46 of its 87 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jerusalem accounted for 22 of Israel's 46 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in US (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

30 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 3,198 stories about harm among 10,800 counted on 15 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 13 September 2020. Peru's news was 92% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 30 in every 100 of the day's 10,800 stories, above the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Philippines72 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 41 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia68 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan46 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Nigeria45 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Lima Peru18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 18 Lagos Nigeria15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 19 Abuja Nigeria7 stories about protests or strikes, of its 10 London UK6 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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 readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: 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'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrench Polynesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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

● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Romania few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 7 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 1,724 stories · less than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice16% 497 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents11% 355 stories · more than usual (usually 9%) Conflict & violence10% 327 stories · more than usual (usually 7%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 131 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 64 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 40 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 26 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 killed1,127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected287 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting arrests258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured236 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees31 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Russia Stories reporting people displaced28 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Israel Stories reporting evacuations23 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Vietnam Stories reporting abductions11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Bahrain

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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