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15,847 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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Violence in Kabul, illness in Dhaka and protests in Kampala (Uganda) drew the news. Afghanistan's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 60 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 64 in 100 of its 301 stories, usually 37
RegionCentral Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

259 of its 363 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Kabul accounted for 211 of Afghanistan's 259 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (163 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Bangladesh

101 of its 170 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Dhaka accounted for 62 of Bangladesh's 101 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Illness was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

47 of its 96 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 14 of Kampala's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Displacement

Ethiopia

90 of its 141 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tigray accounted for 75 of Ethiopia's 90 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Azerbaijan

29 of its 46 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Aghdam accounted for 24 of Azerbaijan's 29 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

63 of its 159 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 5 of Rio de Janeiro's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

193 of its 301 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Riyadh accounted for 113 of Saudi Arabia's 193 stories about harm, carried by 322 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Health

Hong Kong

53 of its 107 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 42 of Lebanon's 47 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (28 stories). Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Health

Philippines

196 of its 344 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Yemen (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); covid in Armenia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Lebanon (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (13 of its stories, about 8 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 21 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 15,847 stories about harm among 59,936 counted on 21 Nov.

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Reports of vaccination, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 26 in every 100 of the day's 59,936 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 22 November 2019, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today. Afghanistan stood out: 71% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 57%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan71 in 100 of its 363 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Saudi Arabia64 in 100 of its 301 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 54 · mostly displacement Bangladesh59 in 100 of its 170 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Philippines57 in 100 of its 344 stories · usually 43 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 750 Kenosha US52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 72 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 297 Nagrota India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Riyadh Saudi Arabia33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: 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'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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'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'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: 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: 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 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: feelings about like the world'sSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful 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'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 three times as angry as the world's · 259 stories about harm ● Brazil about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Japan about twice as fearful as the world's · 145 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health60% 9,449 stories · more than usual (usually 58%) Rights & justice16% 2,486 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,213 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,210 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 753 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 287 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 171 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 155 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 killed5,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,209 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting arrests1,149 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced83 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill34 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 about as 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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