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15,141 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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Violence in Przewodow, protests in Tehran (Iran) and a disaster in Havana drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPoland 60 in 100 of its 246 stories, usually 19
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Poland

148 of its 246 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Przewodow accounted for 68 of Poland's 148 stories about harm, carried by 186 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (134 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Poland over 30 days → its stories → Przewodow stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 78 of Iran's 177 stories about harm, carried by 110 outlets. 66 of Tehran's 78 stories were about protests or strikes. Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

29 of its 68 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Havana accounted for 21 of Cuba's 29 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Israel

231 of its 537 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Istanbul accounted for 88 of Türkiye's 136 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

36 of its 65 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 37 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 4 of Minsk's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Mali

21 of its 32 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Egypt

52 of Sharm el-Sheikh's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Egypt (50 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Canada (62 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in France (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Pakistan (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10016 Oct23 Oct30 Oct6 Nov15 Nov16 Oct: 21 in 10017 Oct: 20 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 19 in 10022 Oct: 20 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 19 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 19 in 1005 Nov: 20 in 1006 Nov: 20 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10012 Nov: 18 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 18 in 10015 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 15,141 stories about harm among 82,207 counted on 15 Nov.

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Poland's news was 60% about people being harmed, against a usual 19%. of the day's 82,207 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Egypt's news mentioned Covid about 4 times as often as usual. On 15 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Poland60 in 100 of its 246 stories · usually 19 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 296 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Rwanda55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Syria50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia50 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 404 Tehran Iran66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 Kherson Ukraine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Kyiv Ukraine25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 118

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: no storiesRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 33 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 1,017 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 27 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 39 in 100 of its 348 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tunisia: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Trinidad & Tobago: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tajikistan: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 50 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 35 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 82 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Solomon Islands: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 55 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 1,066 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 60 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 526 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 907 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 429 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Moldova: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Luxembourg: 32 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jordan: 26 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 43 in 100 of its 537 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 24 in 100 of its 467 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 50 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Egypt: 35 in 100 of its 439 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 32 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 43 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)China: 24 in 100 of its 1,954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Canada: 23 in 100 of its 1,967 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 27 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belarus: 32 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 96 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)China: 24 in 100 of its 1,954 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 1,017 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 48 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Iran 60 in 100 of its 296 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Poland 60 in 100 of its 246 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 43 in 100 of its 537 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 55 in 100 of its 65 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ethiopia 50 in 100 of its 74 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 38 in 100 of its 1,017 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 5,877 stories · more than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 3,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,872 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence11% 1,572 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 958 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 697 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 576 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 216 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 killed3,271 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured758 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations66 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.