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What the world's news said happened to people.
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25,955 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 Guatemala City (Guatemala), violence in Tigray and arrests in Switzerland. Ethiopia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 62 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 288 stories, usually 55
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Guatemala City accounted for 15 of Guatemala's 28 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 14 of Guatemala City's 15 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

Guatemala over 30 days → its stories → Guatemala City stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

188 of its 288 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tigray accounted for 151 of Ethiopia's 188 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Tigray stories →
Health

Switzerland

83 of its 263 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 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.

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

Saudi Arabia

167 of its 341 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Jeddah accounted for 68 of Saudi Arabia's 167 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 68 of Afghanistan's 173 stories about harm, carried by 125 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Uganda

17 of Kampala's 26 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Nigeria

52 of Lagos' 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Colombia

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (149 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Israel (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in New Zealand (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); natural hazards in China (15 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in US (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 25,955 stories about harm among 102,918 counted on 24 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

The news turned to Guatemala for the third day running. 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,918 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. On the side of help, reports of vaccination ran at about twice the usual rate. A year earlier, on 25 November 2019, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Guatemala's news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 55%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 288 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 53 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 282 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Syria60 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 49 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US153 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1284 Hollywood US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Manhattan US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 236 Lagos Nigeria52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: 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'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'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 readN. 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: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: 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'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPeru: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLithuania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: 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 a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sGuinea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBolivia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sArgentina: 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 warm as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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

● Ethiopia about three times as angry as the world's · 188 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 79 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 173 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 127 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health62% 16,042 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice15% 3,924 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,967 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,626 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 1,002 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 532 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 313 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood1% 312 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 killed6,722 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced121 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions119 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations74 at about half the usual rate · most about the Philippines and France Stories reporting people falling ill36 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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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