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8,530 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 news turned to protests in Lima (Peru), evacuations in Russia and people killed in Kenya. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostRussia 40 in 100 of its 496 stories, usually 29
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Peru

21 of its 34 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 5 of Lima's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Oil spill was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Disasters & accidents

Russia

200 of its 496 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (76 stories). Accidents were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Kenya

43 of its 130 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iran

Tehran accounted for 53 of Iran's 88 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. 41 of Tehran's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

26 of its 98 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 19 of Schiphol's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Diphtheria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

50 of its 230 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (22 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 14 of Somalia's 23 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Canada (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in China (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Nigeria (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in US (133 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 8,530 stories about harm among 42,515 counted on 5 Nov.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Russia and the US. 20 in every 100 of the day's 42,515 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Peru, 62% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual. On 5 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia56 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Iran42 in 100 of its 211 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Russia40 in 100 of its 496 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine39 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines38 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 San Francisco US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Islamabad Pakistan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readFrance: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 33 outletsAnaheim, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 24 stories, carried by 15 outletsParis, France -- rights & justice: 37 stories, carried by 94 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 33 stories, carried by 28 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

● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 22 stories ● Anaheim US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Paris France about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 37 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 2,540 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice25% 2,117 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,332 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 921 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 512 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 476 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 333 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 171 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 killed2,028 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected902 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests829 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations140 at about twice the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting abductions93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US

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
● 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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