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15,293 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 a disaster in Kathmandu, illness in Dhaka and arrests in Lebanon. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 88 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

92 of its 105 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 54 of Nepal's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

103 of its 228 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Lebanon

28 of its 83 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bahamas

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

98 of its 474 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kherson accounted for 148 of Ukraine's 293 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Road crashes were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 33 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Kigali's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ukraine (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (463 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,293 stories about harm among 89,069 counted on 9 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 19 December 2019. of the day's 89,069 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Nepal stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal88 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas49 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Boston US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: 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'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three 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

● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 179 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Nepal about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 92 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,485 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,134 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,506 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence10% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed2,739 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured681 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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