Iran
132 of its 224 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Tehran accounted for 90 of Iran's 132 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (40 stories).
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.
Rights and justice in Tehran, people injured in Switzerland and protests in Kalbajar (Azerbaijan) drew the news. Azerbaijan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.
Part of lifeHealth
61 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual
Country that rose mostIran
59 in 100 of its 224 stories, usually 44
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 →Switzerland
94 of its 290 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.
Azerbaijan
11 of Kalbajar's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Afghanistan
Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
6 more places the news pointed at
Pakistan
327 of its 713 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.
Belgium
39 of its 126 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Brussels accounted for 36 of Belgium's 39 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).
Sudan
29 of its 45 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Covid was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
New Zealand
Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (43 stories). Flooding was named in 21 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with power cuts.
Ethiopia
Tigray accounted for 126 of Ethiopia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 187 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.
Thailand
49 of Bangkok's 69 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.
Also named far more than usual: covid in Sudan (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in Argentina (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in India (199 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Somalia (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); outbreaks in Poland (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).
25 in 100 stories were about harm
usually 27; 25 the day beforeStories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 25,819 stories about harm among 102,482 counted on 25 Nov.
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Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. of the day's 102,482 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27. Sudan's news mentioned Covid about three times as often as usual. On 26 November 2019, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 25 today. In Iran, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 44% is usual.
- 25 in every 100 of the day's 102,482 news stories were about people being harmed (usually 27).
- Iran: 132 of its 224 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%.
- Switzerland: 94 of its 290 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%.
- Azerbaijan: 11 of Kalbajar's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.
- Afghanistan: Kabul accounted for 55 of Afghanistan's 133 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets.
- Help and hope: reports of vaccination ran at about one and a half times the usual rate.
- Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Sudan's news.
- Mentions of respiratory illness ran more than ten times their usual in Argentina's news.
- Across the world, the words of the day's news were much softer than usual.
- A year earlier, on 26 November 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.
Written by code from the day's numbers.
Where harm was most of the news all →
Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia59 in 100 of its 263 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran59 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice Syria58 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violenceCountries with at least 50 stories that day.
Where people protested
Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1114 Delhi India72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 325 Bangkok Thailand49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Beijing China33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90Stories, not people.
Where it happened
feelings in full →
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikesDisease & outbreaks
The day's biggest events: attacks, accidents and disasters, people displaced, protests, outbreaks. Bigger dot: more stories. Ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported it and how clearly it was about one thing, the same way for every place and year; the news data does not say who attacked whom, so both sides of a war appear where the news put them. Click a dot for its stories.
Biggest events
● Bangkok Thailand protests & strikes · 69 stories, 281 outlets ● Tigray Ethiopia attacks & violence · 126 stories, 187 outlets ● Canary Islands Spain accidents & disasters · 22 stories, 76 outlets ● Chennai India accidents & disasters · 110 stories, 66 outlets ● Puducherry India accidents & disasters · 71 stories, 52 outlets ● Kalbajar Azerbaijan protests & strikes · 18 stories, 73 outlets ● Sao Paulo Brazil deaths, cause not given · 25 stories, 96 outlets ● Lugano Switzerland attacks & violence · 25 stories, 31 outletsThe day in three measures
Parts of life 30 days →
Health61% 15,672 stories · more than usual (usually 59%) Rights & justice16% 4,095 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,994 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,625 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 961 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 574 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 386 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 240 stories · about as usualOf the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.
Harm reported 30 days →
Stories reporting people killed6,593 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,622 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,304 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions97 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations64 at about half the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the PhilippinesStories 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.