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13,692 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 day's news pointed at protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala), violence in Kabul and the earthquake in Japan. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBurkina Faso 89 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 58
RegionSouth Asia 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Protests & strikes

Guatemala

50 of its 73 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Guatemala City accounted for 41 of Guatemala's 50 stories about harm, carried by 316 outlets. 40 of Guatemala City's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Hurricane was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

139 of its 213 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Kabul accounted for 111 of Afghanistan's 139 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Japan

138 of its 381 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Earthquake was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Japan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Belarus

35 of its 54 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Minsk accounted for 35 of Belarus' 35 stories about harm, carried by 205 outlets. 35 of Minsk's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

50 of its 56 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Ouagadougou accounted for 34 of Burkina Faso's 50 stories about harm, carried by 199 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Netherlands

21 of its 54 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Italy

100 of its 285 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Volcanic eruption was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Indonesia

49 of its 97 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 101 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Germany (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Italy (19 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 13,692 stories about harm among 49,590 counted on 22 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 49,590 news stories, 28 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 27. Guatemala's news mentioned the hurricane about 8 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 23 November 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 28 today. In Guatemala, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 51% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 3 of 5 days; help rose on 5 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Burkina Faso89 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Guatemala68 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Belarus65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Iraq65 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 612 Guatemala City Guatemala40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Lagos Nigeria40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 70 Minsk Belarus35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 35

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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 readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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'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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCambodia: 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'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: 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'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 readAlbania: 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'sCrimea: 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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'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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times 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 twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMaldives: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 139 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Kashmir about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Japan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 138 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 7,993 stories · about as usual Rights & justice15% 2,048 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence8% 1,145 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,115 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 671 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 254 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 176 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 154 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 killed4,359 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured837 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting refugees90 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations55 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill27 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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