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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

usually 27; 28 the day before
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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.

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: 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 lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualState of Texas, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 22 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 32 stories, carried by 21 outletsAbergele, UK -- health: 31 stories, carried by 16 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 71 stories, carried by 62 outletsOuagadougou, Burkina Faso -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 65 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 76 stories, carried by 151 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

● State of Texas US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Taipei Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Abergele UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 31 stories ● Perth Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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