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16,343 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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Flooding in Belize, people displaced in Pyongyang and protests in Awali (Bahrain) drew the news. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBahrain 47 in 100 of its 89 stories, usually 17
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Belize

31 of its 39 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Belize City accounted for 28 of Belize's 31 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, storm surge and heavy rain.

Belize over 30 days → its stories → Belize City stories →
Displacement

North Korea

63 of its 184 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Pyongyang accounted for 55 of North Korea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 284 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Pakistan

82 of Islamabad's 140 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (126 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Saudi Arabia

10 of Riyadh's 19 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Cholera was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flu. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Accidents were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 144 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 55 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Liberia

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in South Sudan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in France (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); accidents in Ukraine (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in China (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 16,343 stories about harm among 84,086 counted on 3 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Belize. of the day's 84,086 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Belize stood out: 79% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Belize's news. A year earlier, on 3 November 2021, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine61 in 100 of its 96 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 252 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir49 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan48 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Bahrain47 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 546 Islamabad Pakistan82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Tehran Iran55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 Moscow Russia49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 147 San Francisco US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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'sUnited States: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNiger: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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'sCroatia: 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'sCongo: 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'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai 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 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: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm ● El Salvador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 15 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 144 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as angry as the world's · 362 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 267 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,767 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,567 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,133 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 1,754 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,329 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 660 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 555 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 380 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 killed3,357 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,522 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,467 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured788 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations161 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and North Korea Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less 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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