← 29 Nov Saturday 30 November 2019 · to 23:59 UTC 1 Dec →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
11,945 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.

How to read these numbers →

Most of the day's attention went to protests in Brasilia (Brazil), violence in Amsterdam and a disaster in Durres. the Netherlands' coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the UK and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 55 in 100 of its 232 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 16
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

Brazil

147 of its 307 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 22 of Brasilia's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Wildfires were named in 66 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.

Brazil over 30 days → its stories → Brasilia stories →
Conflict & violence

Netherlands

128 of its 232 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Amsterdam accounted for 65 of the Netherlands' 128 stories about harm, carried by 291 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories → Amsterdam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

60 of its 73 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Durres accounted for 56 of Albania's 60 stories about harm, carried by 332 outlets. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Malta

62 of its 109 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Valletta accounted for 46 of Malta's 62 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iraq

187 of its 229 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Baghdad accounted for 126 of Iraq's 187 stories about harm, carried by 338 outlets. 121 of Baghdad's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,522 of its 4,620 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (619 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

India

1,014 of its 4,008 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (332 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

22 of its 41 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Guatemala

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Kashmir (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in Philippines (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); illness in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Malaysia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); snowstorms in US (270 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
20 in 10016 in 1001 Nov8 Nov15 Nov22 Nov30 Nov1 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 16 in 1006 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 16 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 17 in 10012 Nov: 17 in 10013 Nov: 17 in 10014 Nov: 17 in 10015 Nov: 17 in 10016 Nov: 18 in 10017 Nov: 18 in 10018 Nov: 17 in 10019 Nov: 17 in 10020 Nov: 16 in 10021 Nov: 16 in 10022 Nov: 16 in 10023 Nov: 17 in 10024 Nov: 19 in 10025 Nov: 17 in 10026 Nov: 18 in 10027 Nov: 18 in 10028 Nov: 18 in 10029 Nov: 17 in 10030 Nov: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 11,945 stories about harm among 59,489 counted on 30 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 27 October 2019. 20 in every 100 of the day's 59,489 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 17. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate. Brazil stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. Mentions of wildfires ran more than ten times their usual in Brazil's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Albania82 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 63 · mostly disasters & accidents Iraq82 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Malta57 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 29 · mostly conflict & violence Netherlands55 in 100 of its 232 stories · usually 17 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 202 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Baghdad Iraq121 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Hyderabad India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 197 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Delhi India48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134 Washington US44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench 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: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: 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'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 readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: 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: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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 a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSamoa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChile: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBarbados: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlbania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 more grief-stricken 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

● UK about twice as fearful as the world's · 1,522 stories about harm ● Netherlands about twice as fearful as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Malta about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 147 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 187 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 3,380 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents24% 2,798 stories · much more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence18% 2,124 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Health18% 2,081 stories · much less than usual (usually 24%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 532 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 410 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 206 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 199 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 killed3,611 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting arrests1,583 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people injured1,374 at about twice the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting people affected1,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions160 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India Stories reporting evacuations116 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Germany Stories reporting people displaced60 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and India Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Cameroon

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.