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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualWodonga, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 75 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsDelaware, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsQueen Creek, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 57 stories, carried by 88 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 69 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Wodonga Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Delaware US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Queen Creek US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 57 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.