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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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 lessNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: 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: 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 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSweden: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualMunich, Germany -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBogota, Colombia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 18 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 15 stories, carried by 37 outletsNorthland, New Zealand -- health: 38 stories, carried by 63 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

● Munich Germany about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bogota Colombia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.