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What the world's news said happened to people.
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11,871 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 Honiara (Solomon Islands), illness in South Africa and people affected in Iraq. Iran's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 59 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSouth Africa 71 in 100 of its 1,268 stories, usually 34
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 52 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Solomon Islands

53 of its 74 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Honiara accounted for 32 of the Solomon Islands' 53 stories about harm, carried by 185 outlets. 28 of Honiara's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (30 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Solomon Islands over 30 days → its stories → Honiara stories →
Health

South Africa

896 of its 1,268 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Illness was named in 365 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

South Africa over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

32 of its 55 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

56 of its 119 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Isfahan accounted for 34 of Iran's 56 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 33 of Isfahan's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Drought was named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Netherlands

83 of its 179 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Amsterdam accounted for 72 of the Netherlands' 83 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

UK

1,273 of its 3,417 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Storms were named in 93 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, drownings and snowstorms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Burkina Faso

31 of its 34 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. 14 of Inata's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

28 of its 34 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. 8 of Khartoum's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

South Korea

46 of its 154 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Mexico

60 of its 136 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in UK (93 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (27 of its stories, about three times its usual).

27 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 26 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 11,871 stories about harm among 43,363 counted on 27 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about three times the usual rate. Iran's news mentioned the drought more than ten times as often as usual. the Solomon Islands' news was 72% about people being harmed, against a usual 30%. of the day's 43,363 news stories, 27 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 25.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Solomon Islands72 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice South Africa71 in 100 of its 1,268 stories · usually 34 · mostly health Iraq58 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia54 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Boston US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 96 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 177 Isfahan Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 329 Honiara Solomon Islands28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBotswana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 896 stories about harm ● Yemen few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 17 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ethiopia about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 6,907 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice14% 1,661 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,121 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 910 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 401 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 286 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 212 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 killed2,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected804 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured605 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced86 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Burkina Faso and Ethiopia Stories reporting evacuations62 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Russia Stories reporting abductions51 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and India

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 harsher than 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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