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11,871 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 Honiara (Solomon Islands), illness in South Africa and people affected in Iraq. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 71 in 100 of its 1,268 stories, usually 34
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 52 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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Solomon Islands

53 of its 74 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Honiara accounted for 32 of the Solomon Islands' 53 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 28 of Honiara's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Solomon Islands over 30 days → its stories → Honiara stories →
Health

South Africa

896 of its 1,268 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Illness was named in 365 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

32 of its 55 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Isfahan accounted for 34 of Iran's 56 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 33 of Isfahan's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Isfahan stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Netherlands

83 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amsterdam accounted for 72 of the Netherlands' 83 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

UK

1,273 of its 3,417 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Storms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, drownings and snowstorms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 14 of Inata's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 8 of Khartoum's 10 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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Health

South Korea

46 of its 154 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

60 of its 136 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,871 stories about harm among 43,363 counted on 27 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate. Iran's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. the Solomon Islands' news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 43,363 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Solomon Islands72 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice South Africa71 in 100 of its 1,268 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Iraq58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Boston US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Isfahan Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Honiara Solomon Islands28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

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 lessYemen: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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): 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualTaipei, Taiwan -- health: 23 stories, carried by 46 outletsArizona, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaghdad, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsCalifornia, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 82 outletsBeijing, China -- health: 62 stories, carried by 73 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 15 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 26 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 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

● Taipei Taiwan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Baghdad Iraq about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 6,907 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice14% 1,661 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,121 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 212 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 killed2,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little more than 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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