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15,051 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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Landslides in Indonesia, violence in Jerusalem and people injured in Haiti drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 63 in 100 of its 263 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 28
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

165 of its 263 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Cianjur accounted for 119 of Indonesia's 165 stories about harm, carried by 283 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 stories). Landslides were named in 77 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Cianjur stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

353 of its 609 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 283 of Israel's 353 stories about harm, carried by 367 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (239 stories). Road crashes were named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Haiti

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Hunger was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Syria

69 of its 104 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Damascus accounted for 31 of Syria's 69 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Jenin accounted for 29 of Palestine's 47 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Road crashes were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Cambodia

30 of its 69 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Shelter & services

Uruguay

6 of its 26 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

Earthquake was named in 79 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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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Türkiye (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Australia (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in India (22 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); helicopter crash in US (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 15,051 stories about harm among 77,107 counted on 23 Nov.

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Indonesia's news mentioned landslides about three times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,107 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 63% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. On 23 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria66 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Indonesia63 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel58 in 100 of its 609 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia43 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 31 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 503 Zhengzhou China81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Jerusalem Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Colorado Springs US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: 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'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: 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 readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: 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 fearful as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sOman: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful 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 twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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

● Cambodia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 353 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 234 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,364 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,121 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,050 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Disasters & accidents12% 1,857 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 944 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 784 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 553 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 189 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 killed4,112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,591 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill13 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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