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8,173 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 day's news pointed at violence in Brussels, protests in Tehran (Iran) and people injured in Egypt. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 34 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 44 in 100 of its 337 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Belgium

21 of its 51 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Brussels accounted for 18 of Belgium's 21 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of people killed 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. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories → Brussels stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 44 of Iran's 107 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 44 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

Egypt

147 of its 337 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (38 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

France

108 of its 391 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories). Building collapse was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

43 of its 85 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jammu accounted for 20 of Kashmir's 43 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kherson accounted for 128 of Ukraine's 191 stories about harm, carried by 370 outlets. Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

17 of its 29 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Tonga

6 of its 8 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bolivia

8 of its 14 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 20 of Ethiopia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Australia (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (36 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drownings in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 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 12 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 8,173 stories about harm among 45,957 counted on 12 Nov.

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Mentions of outbreaks ran about 7 times their usual in Australia's news. In Belgium, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. On 12 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. 18 in every 100 of the day's 45,957 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran57 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir51 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan47 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Egypt44 in 100 of its 337 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Israel40 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 Kherson Ukraine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 44 Cairo Egypt15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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 lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalm Springs, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 35 stories, carried by 77 outletsBali, Indonesia -- shelter & services: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 167 outletsPortland, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsRamallah, Palestine -- displacement: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 29 stories, carried by 20 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 43 stories, carried by 125 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

● Palm Springs US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 35 stories ● Bali Indonesia about twice as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 11 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 20 stories ● Portland US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Ramallah Palestine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health34% 2,724 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,756 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,255 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,015 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 431 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 294 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 160 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 killed2,053 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured503 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced75 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations57 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill9 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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