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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 39 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 43 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 49 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 559 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 30 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Peru: 30 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 371 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 50 in 100 of its 838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 23 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 35 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 33 in 100 of its 107 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Honduras: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 47 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Costa Rica: 35 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 23 in 100 of its 386 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 46 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 34 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 16 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 60 in 100 of its 323 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 50 in 100 of its 838 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 46 in 100 of its 273 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Vietnam 39 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 43 in 100 of its 81 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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