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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,418 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 illness in Khartoum, rights and justice in Tehran and violence in Tigray. Ethiopia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostDenmark 52 in 100 of its 153 stories, usually 34
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Sudan

73 of its 100 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Khartoum accounted for 52 of Sudan's 73 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. Covid was named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

140 of its 248 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Tehran accounted for 113 of Iran's 140 stories about harm, carried by 261 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (66 stories).

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Denmark

80 of its 153 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

South Korea

178 of its 411 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Seoul accounted for 139 of South Korea's 178 stories about harm, carried by 292 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Health

Sweden

69 of its 171 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual.

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Health

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Egypt

55 of its 130 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Cairo accounted for 35 of Egypt's 55 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Pakistan

323 of its 719 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Nepal (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); cyclone in India (195 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in Sweden (13 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Israel (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (22 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 27; 25 the day before
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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 20,418 stories about harm among 81,648 counted on 26 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 27 November 2019, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today. Sudan's news was 73% about people being harmed, against a usual 54%. of the day's 81,648 news stories, 25 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 27.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 100 stories · usually 54 · mostly health Somalia64 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria64 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia58 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 331 Washington US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Mumbai India44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 337 Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 424

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualGeneva, Switzerland -- health: 23 stories, carried by 57 outletsOregon, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsVienna, Austria -- health: 12 stories, carried by 28 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 23 outletsEilat, Israel -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 30 stories, carried by 49 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 38 stories, carried by 28 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Geneva Switzerland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Vienna Austria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Eilat Israel about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 11,991 stories · about as usual Rights & justice16% 3,237 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,607 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,599 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 782 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 458 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 323 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 234 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 killed5,483 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,595 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,349 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,069 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced144 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ethiopia and the US Stories reporting refugees143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Denmark and the US

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 softer 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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