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20,686 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 cyclone in Fiji, violence in Jammu and the ebola in Congo drew the news. Belgium's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 82 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Fiji

85 of its 104 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Viti Levu accounted for 30 of Fiji's 85 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Cyclone was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding, storms and hurricane.

Fiji over 30 days → its stories → Viti Levu stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

75 of its 150 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 75 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Health

Congo

32 of its 41 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ebola was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Belgium

46 of its 154 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belgium over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

145 of its 185 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Grindavik accounted for 93 of Iceland's 145 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

41 of its 99 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kidal accounted for 19 of Mali's 22 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (23 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Finland

38 of its 101 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

9 of its 10 stories (90%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Vietnam (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); power cuts in Ireland (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Israel (98 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tornadoes in South Africa (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in India (30 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 20,686 stories about harm among 110,034 counted on 14 Nov.

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In Fiji, 82% of the news was about people being harmed, where 18% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 110,034 stories, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and France. On 14 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia82 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Fiji82 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 18 · mostly disasters & accidents Iceland78 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel71 in 100 of its 2,876 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 679 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US161 stories about protests or strikes, of its 764 Jerusalem Israel96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 244 London UK85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Gaza Palestine67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 359 Tel Aviv Israel48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: 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 Arab Emirates: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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'sLibya: 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'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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: 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'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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: 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 one and a half times 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,048 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 171 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 436 stories about harm ● Rwanda few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 41 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,956 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 4,536 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 3,379 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,805 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,115 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,074 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 769 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 729 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 killed5,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,379 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,885 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured998 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions942 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations361 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced291 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill53 at about three times the usual rate · most about the US and France

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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