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7,431 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 heavy rain in Tanzania, protests in Nairobi (Kenya) and violence in Mogadishu. Somalia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTanzania 76 in 100 of its 158 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
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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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

120 of its 158 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Bukoba accounted for 52 of Tanzania's 120 stories about harm, carried by 280 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (57 stories). Heavy rain was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Bukoba stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

63 of its 152 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Seoul accounted for 55 of South Korea's 63 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hypothermia was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

59 of its 220 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

124 of its 364 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Cyclone was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

Idlib accounted for 26 of Syria's 35 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Illness was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 8 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 57 of Iran's 104 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 48 of Tehran's 57 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in South Korea (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in China (21 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); cyclone in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 6 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 6 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 7,431 stories about harm among 37,314 counted on 6 Nov.

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Mentions of heavy rain ran more than ten times their usual in Tanzania's news. of the day's 37,314 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Tanzania stood out: 76% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. A year earlier, on 6 November 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to Ethiopia, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Tanzania76 in 100 of its 158 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine47 in 100 of its 354 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Washington US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Kyiv Ukraine19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64 Los Angeles US19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: feelings about like the world'sCayman 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 readTrinidad & 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'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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: 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: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVietnam: 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 about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Israel a little warmer than the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,343 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice22% 1,600 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,267 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence12% 856 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 476 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 372 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 275 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 138 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 killed1,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected823 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests614 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured526 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced108 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Egypt Stories reporting refugees94 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions74 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations66 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill7 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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