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9,004 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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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Bangladesh, violence in Gaza and protests in Kathmandu (Nepal). Palestine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNigeria 50 in 100 of its 838 stories, usually 32
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

126 of its 273 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 96 of Bangladesh's 126 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (51 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

89 of its 135 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 55 of Palestine's 89 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Israel

195 of its 323 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jerusalem accounted for 51 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

415 of its 838 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (224 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

58 of its 149 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 16 of Kashmir's 26 stories about harm, carried by 13 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Australia (40 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); bird flu in US (67 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 9,004 stories about harm among 54,852 counted on 22 Nov.

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Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel. 16 in every 100 of the day's 54,852 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Bangladesh's news, mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual. the news turned to Bangladesh for the second day running. Bangladesh's news was 46% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine66 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Nigeria50 in 100 of its 838 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba47 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 55 · mostly food & livelihood Bangladesh46 in 100 of its 273 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Delhi India28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Charlotte US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 43 London UK21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: 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'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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: 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 angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGibraltar: 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 195 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 112 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 415 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,394 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,219 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,546 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,448 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 475 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 315 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 245 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 145 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 killed2,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected932 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions351 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced83 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting refugees65 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting evacuations52 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill14 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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