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14,201 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 illness in Brussels, people killed in the Maldives and protests in Tehran (Iran). Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany →
Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMaldives 88 in 100 of its 59 stories, usually 18
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Belgium

30 of its 106 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 27 of Belgium's 30 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Disasters & accidents

Maldives

52 of its 59 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (51 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Bahamas

37 of its 102 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Abaco accounted for 26 of the Bahamas' 37 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Tropical storm was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Poisoning was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kyrgyzstan

10 of its 16 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. 8 of Bishkek's 9 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

163 of its 475 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. 56 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 81 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Indonesia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in US (528 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in Türkiye (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 14,201 stories about harm among 76,932 counted on 10 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Germany. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 76,932 stories, below the usual 20. On 10 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. In Belgium, 28% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Maldives88 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran48 in 100 of its 285 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir46 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Syria45 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia44 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81 London UK56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Beijing China35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessTaiwan: 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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualSwindon, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 16 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 29 stories, carried by 41 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 26 stories, carried by 35 outletsBasilan, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsCalgary, Canada -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- disasters & accidents: 16 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

● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Michigan US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 26 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,187 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,048 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,347 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence9% 1,219 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 1,018 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 498 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 474 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed2,776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,291 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured601 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions90 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill47 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and Germany

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
● 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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