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23,246 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 Guatemala City (Guatemala), abductions in Pakistan and people injured in Colombia. Guatemala's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostHungary 49 in 100 of its 71 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Guatemala

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Guatemala City accounted for 19 of Guatemala's 33 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. 15 of Guatemala City's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Hurricane was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Health

Pakistan

302 of its 660 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

40 of its 94 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Colombia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Chad

10 of its 21 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Argentina

43 of its 119 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 16 of Cordoba's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (24 stories). Flu was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Health

Burundi

17 of its 17 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

78 of its 168 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 16 of Wan Chai's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 71 of Afghanistan's 117 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

Kampala accounted for 41 of Uganda's 67 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. 21 of Kampala's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 33 of Belarus' 40 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. 25 of Minsk's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Burundi (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Somalia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Argentina (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Türkiye (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Thailand (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 23,246 stories about harm among 90,180 counted on 23 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 90,180 stories, as usual. Mentions of outbreaks ran more than ten times their usual in Burundi's news. For the second day running, the news turned to Guatemala. A year earlier, on 24 November 2019, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan64 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan58 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia58 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 52 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 234 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq53 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 947 Beijing China46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 498 Cape Town South Africa29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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'sUkraine: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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'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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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 readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sCook 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 readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuam: 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 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'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Hong Kong about twice as fearful as the world's · 78 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about three times as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 302 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 40 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 14,267 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice15% 3,549 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,730 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,539 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 898 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 484 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 319 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 247 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 killed6,208 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,462 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,266 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees169 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations54 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill40 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 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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