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What the world's news said happened to people.
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31,186 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kasese, wildfires in Israel and arrests in Cuba. Uganda's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Myanmar → Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUganda 85 in 100 of its 457 stories, usually 30
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Uganda

388 of its 457 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Kasese accounted for 217 of Uganda's 388 stories about harm, carried by 214 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (367 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories → Kasese stories →
Disasters & accidents

Israel

845 of its 1,454 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Jerusalem accounted for 527 of Israel's 845 stories about harm, carried by 349 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Wildfires were named in 253 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Rights & justice

Cuba

2,578 of its 5,001 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (603 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Netherlands

82 of its 263 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (43 stories). Flu was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Indonesia

268 of its 409 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jakarta accounted for 155 of Indonesia's 268 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (193 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Seychelles

36 of its 42 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Dengue was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

46 of its 82 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Baku accounted for 44 of Azerbaijan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 5 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Congo

127 of its 139 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (120 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Senegal

40 of its 54 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

69 of its 130 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (14 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: hiv in South Africa (179 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (34 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (79 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); dengue in Seychelles (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 31,186 stories about harm among 136,374 counted on 27 Nov.

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Reports of aid and relief, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Uganda's news was 85% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Myanmar. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 136,374 stories, above the usual 20. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Congo91 in 100 of its 139 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Uganda85 in 100 of its 457 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Central African Republic85 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Sudan81 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria80 in 100 of its 1,280 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Havana Cuba527 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1400 Cannonball River US303 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Aleppo Syria224 stories about protests or strikes, of its 694 Jerusalem Israel166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Nabha India125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 394

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'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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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 readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUganda: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTonga: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about twice as warm as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSeychelles: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorway: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 fearful as the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBurundi: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAlgeria: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: 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

● Uganda about three times as angry as the world's · 388 stories about harm ● South Sudan about twice as warm as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 82 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 226 stories about harm ● Congo about twice as angry as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 248 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 9,018 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence25% 7,605 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health15% 4,744 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents15% 4,742 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 2,339 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 1,183 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 686 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 459 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 killed11,624 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Cuba Stories reporting arrests5,209 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected4,163 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people injured2,971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees967 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting people displaced643 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Myanmar Stories reporting evacuations414 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions310 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill28 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● Griefa little more than 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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