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9,928 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 violence in Jerusalem, protests in Brussels (Belgium) and flooding in Canada. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 49 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 61 in 100 of its 494 stories, usually 37
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Israel

300 of its 494 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 219 of Israel's 300 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Belgium

32 of its 68 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Brussels accounted for 29 of Belgium's 32 stories about harm, carried by 282 outlets. 26 of Brussels' 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Health

Canada

315 of its 796 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and heavy rain.

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

Austria

69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Vienna accounted for 43 of Austria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. 32 of Vienna's 43 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

56 of its 167 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 28 of Amsterdam's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). 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 94 of Sudan's 131 stories about harm, carried by 276 outlets. 89 of Khartoum's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Outbreaks were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

43 of its 94 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guadeloupe

10 of its 10 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 8 of le Gosier's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jordan

25 of its 72 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: house fires in Australia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flu in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Sudan (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in India (17 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); bird flu in UK (10 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 9,928 stories about harm among 40,222 counted on 21 Nov.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 40,222 stories, as usual. Israel's news was 61% about people being harmed, against a usual 37%. A year earlier, on 21 November 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. This week the news turned most often to Belarus, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Austria66 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 44 · mostly health Sudan62 in 100 of its 213 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Israel61 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 35 · mostly health Thailand50 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kenosha US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Khartoum Sudan89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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 readSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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 readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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 readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: 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'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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 300 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm ● UK about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 748 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories a little warmer than the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Trinidad & Tobago few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 27 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health49% 4,855 stories · much less than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice20% 1,932 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,043 stories · more than usual (usually 8%) Disasters & accidents10% 999 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 360 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 276 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 236 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 147 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 killed2,690 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Haiti and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Canada Stories reporting people displaced51 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 much 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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