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21,712 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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Protests in Havana (Cuba), violence in Kampala and people displaced in Ghana drew the news. Uganda's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUganda 62 in 100 of its 202 stories, usually 45
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

71 of its 116 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Havana accounted for 40 of Cuba's 71 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. 34 of Havana's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

125 of its 202 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Kampala accounted for 107 of Uganda's 125 stories about harm, carried by 166 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kampala stories →
Health

Ghana

191 of its 563 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Drownings were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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

Nigeria

468 of its 1,123 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. 97 of Lagos' 149 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Gas explosion was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

74 of its 107 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Tigray accounted for 54 of Ethiopia's 74 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Austria

52 of its 107 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 15 of Vienna's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Earthquake was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

17 of its 20 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Canada (139 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in Poland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); gas explosion in Nigeria (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 21,712 stories about harm among 88,787 counted on 16 Nov.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Canada and the US. 24 in every 100 of the day's 88,787 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Cuba. Cuba stood out: 61% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia69 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir66 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda62 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria61 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US157 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Washington US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 800 Lagos Nigeria97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Beijing China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: too little coverage to readEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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 lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualHungary: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBotswana: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 38 stories, carried by 30 outletsMankato, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 30 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 35 outletsGateshead, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 10 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 13 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 38 stories ● Mankato US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Hanoi Vietnam about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Xinjiang China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 11,715 stories · about as usual Rights & justice18% 3,785 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,948 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,799 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 768 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 657 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 501 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 358 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 killed4,493 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,634 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,509 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured967 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations188 at about twice the usual rate · most about Canada and the US Stories reporting refugees154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US 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 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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