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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
11,226 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 earthquake in Peru, people killed in Italy and protests in Honiara (Solomon Islands) drew the news. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than 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 71 in 100 of its 1,017 stories, usually 36
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 51 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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 →
Disasters & accidents

Peru

68 of its 99 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Lima accounted for 49 of Peru's 68 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Earthquake was named in 54 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Italy

94 of its 266 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Illness was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Italy over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

38 of its 43 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 17 of Sudan's 38 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Netherlands

99 of its 188 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Schiphol accounted for 84 of the Netherlands' 99 stories about harm, carried by 165 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

44 of its 61 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

1,167 of its 3,156 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Snowstorms were named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and extreme cold.

its stories →
Health

India

930 of its 2,345 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Health

Jamaica

46 of its 100 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Australia

388 of its 1,166 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 10 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hunger in Afghanistan (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in UK (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in India (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in US (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

28 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 27 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 11,226 stories about harm among 39,930 counted on 28 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 19 September 2021. 28 in every 100 of the day's 39,930 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 25. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about twice the usual rate. Peru's news mentioned the earthquake more than ten times as often as usual. Peru's news was 69% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iraq72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa71 in 100 of its 1,017 stories · usually 36 · mostly health Peru69 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Czechia57 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Israel54 in 100 of its 467 stories · usually 39 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306 Paris France31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78 Delhi India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Lagos Nigeria25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Mumbai India18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: 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 readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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'sCzech Republic: 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 readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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 readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than 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 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'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as 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 a little angrier than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSamoa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNiger: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGambia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: 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 one and a half times as fearful 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 angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCook Islands: coverage a little warmer than 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

● Iraq few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Sudan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 718 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 59 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 20 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health59% 6,592 stories · more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice15% 1,680 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Disasters & accidents10% 1,086 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 781 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 256 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 233 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 167 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 killed2,456 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured504 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees93 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions72 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations71 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Canada and Australia Stories reporting people displaced60 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 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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