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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,648 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 protests in Ghouta (Syria), people injured in China and violence in Yangon. Syria's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 89 in 100 of its 940 stories, usually 40
RegionSoutheast Asia 44 in 100 of its stories, usually 29
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Syria

457 of its 541 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Ghouta accounted for 356 of Syria's 457 stories about harm, carried by 302 outlets. 184 of Ghouta's 356 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Ghouta stories →
Rights & justice

China

698 of its 1,981 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (579 stories). Gas explosion was named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

China over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Myanmar

119 of its 150 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Yangon accounted for 101 of Myanmar's 119 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (47 stories). Outbreaks were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Egypt

1,154 of its 1,333 stories (87%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. 259 of Cairo's 514 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (634 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

1,133 of its 1,624 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Islamabad accounted for 798 of Pakistan's 1,133 stories about harm, carried by 496 outlets. 694 of Islamabad's 798 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (667 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

369 of its 651 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Riyadh accounted for 333 of Saudi Arabia's 369 stories about harm, carried by 252 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (209 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

India

1,334 of its 5,555 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (197 stories). Food poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Norway

86 of its 145 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (79 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Yemen

347 of its 380 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Diphtheria was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with meningitis, respiratory illness and whooping cough. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: diphtheria in Yemen (164 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); respiratory illness in Poland (21 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Libya (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hepatitis in North Korea (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (27 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 24 the day before
25 in 10019 in 10028 Oct4 Nov11 Nov18 Nov26 Nov28 Oct: 23 in 10029 Oct: 24 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 21 in 1001 Nov: 24 in 1002 Nov: 22 in 1003 Nov: 21 in 1004 Nov: 24 in 1005 Nov: 25 in 1006 Nov: 24 in 1007 Nov: 22 in 1008 Nov: 19 in 1009 Nov: 20 in 10010 Nov: 19 in 10011 Nov: 20 in 10012 Nov: 22 in 10013 Nov: 21 in 10014 Nov: 20 in 10015 Nov: 20 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 21 in 10019 Nov: 21 in 10020 Nov: 19 in 10021 Nov: 20 in 10022 Nov: 20 in 10023 Nov: 20 in 10024 Nov: 21 in 10025 Nov: 24 in 10026 Nov: 23 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 23,648 stories about harm among 101,057 counted on 26 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Indonesia and the US. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 101,057 stories, above the usual 21. Syria's news was 84% about people being harmed, against a usual 66%. This week the news turned most often to Bosnia, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen91 in 100 of its 380 stories · usually 74 · mostly health Indonesia89 in 100 of its 940 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Egypt87 in 100 of its 1,333 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Syria84 in 100 of its 541 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia83 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan694 stories about protests or strikes, of its 798 Cairo Egypt259 stories about protests or strikes, of its 514 Ghouta Syria184 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Washington US90 stories about protests or strikes, of its 728 Jerusalem Israel85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 398

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 lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessPalestine: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 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 storiesArmenia: 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 lessGaza: near the world's share or lessWest Bank: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 30 in 100 of its 1,038 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Yemen: 91 in 100 of its 380 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Venezuela: 63 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Uzbekistan: 43 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Türkiye: 35 in 100 of its 349 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Tunisia: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Syria: 84 in 100 of its 541 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sudan: 42 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Spain: 31 in 100 of its 594 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Somalia: 83 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Sierra Leone: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Seychelles: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Saudi Arabia: 57 in 100 of its 651 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Papua New Guinea: 53 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Pakistan: 70 in 100 of its 1,624 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Norway: 59 in 100 of its 145 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Nepal: 52 in 100 of its 524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Malawi: 36 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Libya: 75 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Israel: 37 in 100 of its 1,362 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 228 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Iran: 37 in 100 of its 655 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Indonesia: 89 in 100 of its 940 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Greece: 55 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Egypt: 87 in 100 of its 1,333 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Dominica: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Denmark: 47 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Czechia: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Croatia: 76 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Congo: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Central African Republic: 97 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Cambodia: 70 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Myanmar: 79 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bosnia: 70 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Belarus: 45 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Bangladesh: 63 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Argentina: 41 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Albania: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Afghanistan: 61 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)China: 35 in 100 of its 1,981 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Ukraine: 44 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 244 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 23)
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 23 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

● Indonesia 89 in 100 of its 940 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Egypt 87 in 100 of its 1,333 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Yemen 91 in 100 of its 380 stories · mostly health ● Syria 84 in 100 of its 541 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 70 in 100 of its 1,624 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Somalia 83 in 100 of its 119 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 6,507 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence27% 6,320 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 3,449 stories · about as usual Health14% 3,361 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given8% 1,819 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 741 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 294 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 killed9,381 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Egypt Stories reporting people injured3,910 at about twice the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Egypt Stories reporting people affected3,086 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,670 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations319 at about three times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and the US Stories reporting people displaced280 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Somalia and Israel Stories reporting abductions249 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Feara little more than 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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