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15,596 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 protests in Yangon (Myanmar), violence in Kyiv and people killed in the Netherlands. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 34 in 100 of its 237 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 25 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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Protests & strikes

Myanmar

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Yangon accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 41 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 20 of Yangon's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

516 of its 988 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 188 of Ukraine's 516 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (338 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Netherlands

81 of its 237 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Russia

376 of its 1,027 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 209 of Russia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 209 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 65 of Tehran's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

98 of its 188 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Guatemala

7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Kuwait

Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in India (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in UK (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10018 Oct25 Oct1 Nov8 Nov17 Nov18 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 10017 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 15,596 stories about harm among 83,440 counted on 17 Nov.

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Thailand's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,440 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Myanmar stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Rwanda62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine52 in 100 of its 988 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Poland52 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Tehran Iran65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Los Angeles US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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 lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSierra Leone: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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 lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: 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 lessIndonesia: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 lessBelarus: 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 storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 48 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)UK: 23 in 100 of its 5,680 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 988 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 51 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 375 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 25 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 27 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 775 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Solomon Islands: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 62 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 37 in 100 of its 1,027 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 52 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 509 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Paraguay: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 455 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Netherlands: 34 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Moldova: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 30 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kyrgyzstan: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 36 in 100 of its 226 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 35 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 60 in 100 of its 351 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 51 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guatemala: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greece: 27 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 25 in 100 of its 436 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Greenland: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 91 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Botswana: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Barbados: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 52 in 100 of its 988 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 351 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly displacement ● Ukraine 52 in 100 of its 988 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Poland 52 in 100 of its 188 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 51 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Rwanda 62 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,660 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,474 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,892 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,183 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 570 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 killed3,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations47 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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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