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What the world's news said happened to people.
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54,942 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 protests in Banjul (Gambia), deaths in Pyongyang and violence in Jammu. North Korea's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGuatemala 79 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 30
RegionCentral Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
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 →
Protests & strikes

Gambia

136 of its 285 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Banjul accounted for 115 of the Gambia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 112 outlets. 96 of Banjul's 115 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

North Korea

144 of its 242 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Pyongyang accounted for 122 of North Korea's 144 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (130 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories → Pyongyang stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

164 of its 221 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Jammu accounted for 137 of Kashmir's 164 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (73 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ukraine

278 of its 693 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Poisoning was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Sudan

285 of its 323 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Khartoum accounted for 145 of Sudan's 285 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. 136 of Khartoum's 145 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guatemala

113 of its 143 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (107 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Uganda

347 of its 546 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (173 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Thailand

432 of its 1,005 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 9 times the usual rate (166 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Burundi

157 of its 186 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Bujumbura accounted for 132 of Burundi's 157 stories about harm, carried by 142 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kazakhstan

43 of its 133 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 10 of Atyrau's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bird flu in Japan (147 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Bolivia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); malaria in Rwanda (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); chikungunya in Puerto Rico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); avalanche in Austria (11 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 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 54,942 stories about harm among 269,216 counted on 29 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about 6 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 269,216 stories, as usual. Mentions of bird flu ran more than ten times their usual in Japan's news. In the Gambia, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 26% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 323 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Central African Republic86 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Burundi84 in 100 of its 186 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Guatemala79 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria77 in 100 of its 1,998 stories · usually 75 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US566 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1821 Morton County US439 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 Cannonball River US227 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Chicago US222 stories about protests or strikes, of its 637 North Dakota US193 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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'sLiberia: 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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: 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'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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 readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sThailand: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEswatini: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRomania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little warmer than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sOman: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times 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 warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurundi: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAngola: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMacao: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChristmas Island: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Guatemala about 4 times as grief-stricken as the world's · 113 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as angry as the world's · 347 stories about harm ● Thailand about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 432 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 1,539 stories about harm ● Burundi about twice as angry as the world's · 157 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 16,055 stories · less than usual (usually 33%) Conflict & violence21% 11,218 stories · about as usual Health20% 10,774 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents15% 7,910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 3,153 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,203 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,619 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 943 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 killed15,838 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,364 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured5,673 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees823 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations790 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced764 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and Iraq Stories reporting abductions517 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill365 at about 6 times 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
● 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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