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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
26,416 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 protests in Kampala (Uganda), violence in Tigray and people displaced in the Philippines. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 63 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUganda 64 in 100 of its 219 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Uganda

140 of its 219 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Kampala accounted for 94 of Uganda's 140 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 68 of Kampala's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

184 of its 282 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tigray accounted for 154 of Ethiopia's 184 stories about harm, carried by 180 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (52 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Philippines

331 of its 672 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

83 of its 211 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Georgia

18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tbilisi accounted for 17 of Georgia's 18 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 79 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (93 stories). Outbreaks were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Saudi Arabia

114 of its 219 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Riyadh accounted for 66 of Saudi Arabia's 114 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

43 of its 62 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Germany

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in India (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
30 in 10023 in 10026 Sep3 Oct12 Oct27 Oct20 Nov26 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 10013 Nov: 27 in 10015 Nov: 30 in 10018 Nov: 26 in 10019 Nov: 26 in 10020 Nov: 26 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 26,416 stories about harm among 102,797 counted on 20 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 102,797 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Uganda. In Yemen's news, mentions of the hunger ran about three times their usual. On 21 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Honduras74 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Yemen72 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda64 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1346 Kampala Uganda68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Brackenfell South Africa63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Kenosha US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Detroit US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBhutan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBenin: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Mexico about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 157 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health63% 16,395 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice16% 4,195 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,832 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,641 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 966 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 541 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 309 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 271 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 killed7,194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,816 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,748 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,429 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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