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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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
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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.

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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.

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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 readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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 lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: 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: 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPoland: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLiberia: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBhutan: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPrince Edward Island, Canada -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 11 stories, carried by 36 outletsBogota, Colombia -- health: 14 stories, carried by 141 outletsLlangollen, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 54 outletsBorrowdale, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 59 outletsAlaska, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 24 outletsJaipur, India -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 47 stories, carried by 81 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

● Prince Edward Island Canada about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 11 stories ● Bogota Colombia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Llangollen UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Ouagadougou Burkina Faso about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Borrowdale UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories

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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