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17,430 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 Mogadishu, drownings in France and evacuations in Russia. Somalia's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 54 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSomalia 83 in 100 of its 126 stories, usually 56
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 38 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Somalia

105 of its 126 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Mogadishu accounted for 93 of Somalia's 105 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Disasters & accidents

France

317 of its 840 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (102 stories). Drownings were named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Russia

290 of its 745 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with gas explosion. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 34 of Sudan's 51 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. 34 of Khartoum's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Botswana

28 of its 55 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed 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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Health

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 50 of Bangladesh's 91 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

421 of its 1,049 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Illness was named in 111 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Gambia

22 of its 50 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Denmark

33 of its 97 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

Canada

767 of its 2,075 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (111 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drownings in UK (69 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (14 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 25 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 17,430 stories about harm among 69,235 counted on 25 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 69,235 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 25 November 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Austria61 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 48 · mostly health Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 153 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 417 Glynn County US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Khartoum Sudan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 301 Kenosha US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: 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 warmer than the world'sBurundi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Somalia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Botswana few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health54% 9,373 stories · about as usual Rights & justice19% 3,209 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents9% 1,610 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,277 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 620 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 544 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 346 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 340 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 killed4,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,332 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured868 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees216 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations99 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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