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21,643 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 people killed in South Africa, rights and justice in Tigray and people injured in Cameroon. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 58 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

South Africa

446 of its 1,023 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (153 stories). Illness was named in 145 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Romania

65 of its 166 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Bucharest accounted for 44 of Romania's 65 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 75 of Belarus' 100 stories about harm, carried by 184 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Hypothermia was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

Cuba

49 of its 85 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Havana accounted for 28 of Cuba's 49 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets.

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Rights & justice

Poland

64 of its 175 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

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Rights & justice

Paraguay

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Bahamas

32 of its 76 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Netherlands (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Belarus (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (38 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
28 in 10023 in 10013 Oct20 Oct27 Oct3 Nov11 Nov13 Oct: 25 in 10014 Oct: 25 in 10015 Oct: 26 in 10016 Oct: 26 in 10017 Oct: 25 in 10018 Oct: 25 in 10019 Oct: 25 in 10020 Oct: 25 in 10021 Oct: 25 in 10022 Oct: 25 in 10023 Oct: 26 in 10024 Oct: 26 in 10025 Oct: 26 in 10026 Oct: 25 in 10027 Oct: 24 in 10028 Oct: 24 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 25 in 10031 Oct: 28 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 24 in 1003 Nov: 23 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 24 in 1006 Nov: 25 in 1007 Nov: 26 in 1008 Nov: 25 in 1009 Nov: 25 in 10010 Nov: 24 in 10011 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 21,643 stories about harm among 90,386 counted on 11 Nov.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in the Netherlands' news. of the day's 90,386 news stories, 24 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 25. South Africa stood out: 44% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 11 November 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 24 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen69 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia66 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Cuba58 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 38 · mostly health Sudan53 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 404 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 834 Kenosha US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 193 Glasgow UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 138 Houston US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 262 Beijing China40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 69 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 31 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Tunisia: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Sudan: 71 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 39 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 44 in 100 of its 1,023 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Slovakia: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sierra Leone: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Romania: 39 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Poland: 37 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 40 in 100 of its 687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Peru: 36 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Paraguay: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 32 in 100 of its 1,067 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Niger: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nicaragua: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mozambique: 57 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mali: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lesotho: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 41 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Jamaica: 40 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Gambia: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Fiji: 37 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 66 in 100 of its 158 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 58 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 53 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bolivia: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 32 in 100 of its 310 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Barbados: 54 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 44 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bahamas: 42 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Austria: 40 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Armenia: 34 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 53 in 100 of its 404 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 44 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 24 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Ethiopia 66 in 100 of its 158 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 53 in 100 of its 404 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 69 in 100 of its 55 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 58 in 100 of its 85 stories · mostly health ● South Africa 44 in 100 of its 1,023 stories · mostly health ● Sudan 53 in 100 of its 83 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 11,651 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,615 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,938 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,798 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 722 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 321 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 killed4,731 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,487 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured933 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations80 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill21 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.