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8,018 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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Gas explosion in Russia, protests in Tehran (Iran) and a disaster in Lima drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 33 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostPeru 54 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Russia

189 of its 533 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 97 of Russia's 189 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (92 stories). Gas explosion was named in 23 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.

Russia over 30 days → its stories → Moscow stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 135 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 32 of Tehran's 49 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Peru

45 of its 84 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Lima accounted for 38 of Peru's 45 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (37 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Lesotho

19 of its 42 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 81 of Ukraine's 186 stories about harm, carried by 131 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Hunger was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

42 of its 59 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

26 of its 111 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 40 of Thailand's 55 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 21 of Bangkok's 40 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

11 of its 25 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. 4 of Quito's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Tunisia (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); avalanche in Kashmir (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Egypt (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 8,018 stories about harm among 44,564 counted on 19 Nov.

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In Tunisia's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 44,564 stories, below the usual 19. A year earlier, on 19 November 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. In Russia, 35% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran56 in 100 of its 239 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Peru54 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir45 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Tehran Iran32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49 Bangkok Thailand21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40 Moscow Russia19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Mumbai India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: too little coverage to readVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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'sSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Iran about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 135 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 42 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 186 stories about harm ● Bangladesh few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health33% 2,580 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice25% 1,972 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,219 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence11% 898 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 411 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 385 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 304 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 133 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 killed1,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests887 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected656 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured412 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees76 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ukraine Stories reporting evacuations44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kashmir Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about one and a half times 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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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