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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,666 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 protests in Lagos (Nigeria), people displaced in Minsk and flooding in Canada. Uganda's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 55 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAustria 70 in 100 of its 338 stories, usually 37
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Nigeria

469 of its 1,152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 49 of Lagos' 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (35 stories). Cholera was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with hunger.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories → Lagos stories →
Health

Canada

799 of its 2,216 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (47 stories). Flooding was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides.

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

Georgia

20 of its 33 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tbilisi accounted for 19 of Georgia's 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 13 of Tbilisi's 19 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Cuba

37 of its 69 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 18 of Havana's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 39 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 36 of Khartoum's 39 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Greece

63 of its 160 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

34 of its 53 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Germany

213 of its 626 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Outbreaks were named in 53 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Germany (53 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in UK (36 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
28 in 10023 in 10021 Oct28 Oct4 Nov11 Nov19 Nov21 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 10012 Nov: 24 in 10013 Nov: 26 in 10014 Nov: 24 in 10015 Nov: 25 in 10016 Nov: 24 in 10017 Nov: 24 in 10018 Nov: 24 in 10019 Nov: 24 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 20,666 stories about harm among 85,921 counted on 19 Nov.

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Germany's news mentioned outbreaks about 5 times as often as usual. 24 in every 100 of the day's 85,921 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 19 November 2020, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 24 today. Nigeria stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria70 in 100 of its 338 stories · usually 37 · mostly health Palestine64 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria63 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Delhi India153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 286 Washington US143 stories about protests or strikes, of its 913 Lagos Nigeria49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Manhattan US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessTunisia: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLesotho: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 41 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Vietnam: 41 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Uganda: 47 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Thailand: 38 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Syria: 63 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)South Africa: 34 in 100 of its 800 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)St Vincent: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 637 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)New Zealand: 34 in 100 of its 452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mexico: 33 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Mauritius: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Malta: 38 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Madagascar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Lebanon: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kenya: 34 in 100 of its 196 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Indonesia: 36 in 100 of its 170 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Iceland: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Haiti: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Greece: 39 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Germany: 34 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Georgia: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Ethiopia: 54 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cuba: 54 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Costa Rica: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Canada: 36 in 100 of its 2,216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cameroon: 41 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Cambodia: 50 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Burundi: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Belarus: 43 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Austria: 70 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 24)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 65 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

● Austria 70 in 100 of its 338 stories · mostly health ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 221 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 63 in 100 of its 67 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 53 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 53 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 54 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health55% 11,296 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,891 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,635 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 684 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 663 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 529 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 254 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 killed4,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,421 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured804 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced109 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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