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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,508 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 Banjul (Gambia), gas explosion in Russia and evacuations in Libya. Russia'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.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 65 in 100 of its 2,097 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 34
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

Gambia

18 of its 34 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 5 of Banjul's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Gambia over 30 days → its stories → Banjul stories →
Health

Russia

265 of its 733 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (42 stories). Gas explosion was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 20 of Sudan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Khartoum's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

1,370 of its 2,097 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Illness was named in 350 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

France

212 of its 671 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Drownings were named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with hypothermia.

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Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

21 of its 23 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 4 of Inata's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

1,948 of its 6,232 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Storms were named in 111 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with drownings and snowstorms.

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Health

India

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Earthquake was named in 53 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in South Africa (350 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Egypt (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in France (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (111 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in India (53 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

26 in 100 stories were about harm

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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 17,508 stories about harm among 66,550 counted on 26 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 66,550 news stories, 26 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. Russia's news mentioned gas explosion more than ten times as often as usual. the Gambia's news was 53% about people being harmed, against a usual 29%. A year earlier, on 26 November 2020, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 26 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

South Africa65 in 100 of its 2,097 stories · usually 31 · mostly health Sudan64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan60 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Botswana54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 32 · mostly health Israel53 in 100 of its 375 stories · usually 38 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 347 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 356 Waukesha US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Istanbul Türkiye29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: 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 readPuerto 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: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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 readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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 readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: 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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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: 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'sBermuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSpain: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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 fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHungary: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 angry as the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Russia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 265 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Armenia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 19 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 10,318 stories · more than usual (usually 54%) Rights & justice15% 2,552 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,696 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,203 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 490 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 488 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 336 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 283 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 killed3,480 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,055 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured765 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions122 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill13 at about the usual rate

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
● Griefa little less 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?

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