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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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 lessTimor-Leste: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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 lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readAustria: warmth about its own usualCook Islands: warmth about its own usualAgartala, India -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 21 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 21 outletsMalvern, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 25 outletsMadrid, Spain -- health: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 22 stories, carried by 24 outletsTegucigalpa, Honduras -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 73 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 35 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 57 stories, carried by 26 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

● Agartala India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories ● Arizona US about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Malvern UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

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