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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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

usually 25; 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 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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualTimor-Leste: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualHarare, Zimbabwe -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsKolkata, India -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBoise, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsOrlando, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsSudbury, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 13 stories, carried by 20 outletsHanoi, Vietnam -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 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

● Harare Zimbabwe about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Kolkata India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Boise US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 24 stories ● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories

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