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12,326 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 drownings in Ecuador, protests in Khartoum (Sudan) and extreme cold in Belarus. Ecuador's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 52 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostEcuador 93 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 38
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Ecuador

52 of its 56 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Guayaquil accounted for 39 of Ecuador's 52 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Drownings were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Guayaquil stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

79 of its 95 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Khartoum accounted for 69 of Sudan's 79 stories about harm, carried by 244 outlets. 68 of Khartoum's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Belarus

Minsk accounted for 50 of Belarus' 59 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Belarus over 30 days → its stories → Minsk stories →
Health

India

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (57 stories). Malaria was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

49 of its 99 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 49 stories about harm, carried by 168 outlets. 18 of Tehran's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Cuba

19 of its 36 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. 6 of Havana's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 84 of Afghanistan's 152 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Australia

28 of Melbourne's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Germany

76 of its 225 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

6 of its 10 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in New Zealand (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Ghana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in US (114 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in UK (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 12,326 stories about harm among 48,285 counted on 13 Nov.

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Ecuador's news mentioned drownings more than ten times as often as usual. 26 in every 100 of the day's 48,285 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ecuador, 93% of the news was about people being harmed, where 38% is usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2020, 27 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 →

Ecuador93 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan83 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 436 Khartoum Sudan68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Kenosha US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Glasgow UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98 Melbourne Australia28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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 readNorth Korea: 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'sNamibia: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than 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

● Ecuador about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 152 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health52% 6,349 stories · less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice19% 2,307 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,200 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,096 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 442 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 400 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 272 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 140 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 killed3,020 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests977 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected780 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured770 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting abductions67 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations47 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Greece

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
● 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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