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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,574 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 Moscow, people killed in Kuwait and protests in Tehran (Iran). Kuwait's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPoland 74 in 100 of its 677 stories, usually 24
RegionEurope 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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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Conflict & violence

Russia

456 of its 1,123 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Moscow accounted for 218 of Russia's 456 stories about harm, carried by 379 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (326 stories). Power cuts were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Rights & justice

Kuwait

19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Poland

499 of its 677 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Przewodow accounted for 151 of Poland's 499 stories about harm, carried by 207 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (480 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

582 of its 1,014 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 260 of Ukraine's 582 stories about harm, carried by 647 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (435 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

13 of its 39 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Oman

17 of its 82 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Health

Zambia

11 of its 32 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kashmir

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in South Korea (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in South Africa (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in UK (20 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); landslides in US (31 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10017 Oct24 Oct31 Oct7 Nov16 Nov17 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 10016 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 15,574 stories about harm among 82,675 counted on 16 Nov.

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In Canada's news, mentions of respiratory illness ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 82,675 stories, as usual. On 16 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 19 today. In Russia, 41% of the news was about people being harmed, where 27% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Poland74 in 100 of its 677 stories · usually 24 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine57 in 100 of its 1,014 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran51 in 100 of its 366 stories · usually 58 · mostly rights & justice Palestine48 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Uganda46 in 100 of its 110 stories · usually 46 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US119 stories about protests or strikes, of its 560 Kyiv Ukraine86 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260 Tehran Iran60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 88 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Kherson Ukraine32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 81

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: 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: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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 readGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: 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'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: 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 readZambia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sComoros: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer 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 grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Kuwait few stories about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 19 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 185 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 582 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 158 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 456 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,650 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,202 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,941 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents11% 1,722 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 1,141 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 952 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 553 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 210 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 killed4,101 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,260 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees155 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced122 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting abductions98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations40 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half 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 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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