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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,833 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 news turned to protests in Baghdad (Iraq), road crashes in Belize and the earthquake in South Korea. Iraq's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMalta 53 in 100 of its 175 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
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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Protests & strikes

Iraq

301 of its 378 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Baghdad accounted for 134 of Iraq's 301 stories about harm, carried by 393 outlets. 128 of Baghdad's 134 stories were about protests or strikes. Avalanche was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

40 of its 73 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Road crashes were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Belize over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Korea

140 of its 502 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Earthquake was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Iran

111 of its 205 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Tehran accounted for 48 of Iran's 111 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 38 of Tehran's 48 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Netherlands

133 of its 359 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (83 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Albania

97 of its 116 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Durres accounted for 85 of Albania's 97 stories about harm, carried by 208 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Algeria

20 of its 39 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 12 of Algiers' 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

10 of its 22 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 3 of Tungurahua's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Uganda

50 of its 125 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Zimbabwe (27 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (21 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); landslides in Uganda (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (209 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 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 15,833 stories about harm among 92,354 counted on 29 Nov.

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In Belize's news, mentions of road crashes ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 92,354 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 November 2018, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today. In Iraq, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 64% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania84 in 100 of its 116 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq80 in 100 of its 378 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 459 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria57 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Belize55 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 Baghdad Iraq128 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 853 Nasiriyah Iraq62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Washington US61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 280

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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: 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'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: 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'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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 readAksai 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sTurkmenistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt. Lucia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGrenada: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Iraq about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 301 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 267 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 93 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,541 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents21% 3,295 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Health20% 3,063 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence15% 2,372 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 823 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 637 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 404 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 397 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 killed4,286 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,761 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,329 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about a third 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
● 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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