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12,174 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 Amsterdam (Netherlands), arrests in Iran and people affected in Israel drew the news. the Netherlands' coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 51 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 57 in 100 of its 216 stories, usually 21
RegionCentral Asia 40 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

123 of its 216 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Amsterdam accounted for 50 of the Netherlands' 123 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 43 of Amsterdam's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

73 of its 151 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Israel

84 of its 172 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Sudan

37 of its 46 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Khartoum accounted for 28 of Sudan's 37 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. 28 of Khartoum's 28 stories were about protests or strikes. Illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Austria

143 of its 187 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Vienna accounted for 80 of Austria's 143 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets. 58 of Vienna's 80 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories).

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Health

Canada

468 of its 1,226 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Flooding was named in 109 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 38 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 72 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Saudi Arabia

42 of its 116 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Health

Jordan

26 of its 86 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Canada (109 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Sudan (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Thailand (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); ebola in Zimbabwe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 12,174 stories about harm among 48,335 counted on 20 Nov.

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The Netherlands' news was 57% about people being harmed, against a usual 21%. of the day's 48,335 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 20 November 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria76 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 42 · mostly health Kashmir60 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Netherlands57 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 21 · mostly health Singapore52 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Belarus51 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 35 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US315 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 467 Vienna Austria58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 80 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Amsterdam Netherlands43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualSwindon, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 36 outletsKulgam, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsKartarpur, India -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsColumbus, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsColorado, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 outletsIndore, India -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 24 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

● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Kulgam Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Kartarpur India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health51% 6,161 stories · less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice21% 2,574 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,165 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 960 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 400 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 335 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 315 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 163 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 killed3,197 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,027 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected760 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured625 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced39 at about half the usual rate · most about Syria and Ethiopia

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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