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What the world's news said happened to people.
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23,002 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 Khartoum (Sudan), helicopter crash in Azerbaijan and violence in Baghdad. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 61 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostGreece 48 in 100 of its 265 stories, usually 29
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 37
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

Sudan

50 of its 59 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Khartoum accounted for 31 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. 27 of Khartoum's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Khartoum stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Azerbaijan

44 of its 126 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Azerbaijan over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

58 of its 94 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Baghdad accounted for 27 of Iraq's 58 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Türkiye

94 of its 291 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Storms were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Health

UK

2,039 of its 6,377 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Power cuts were named in 86 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Greece

127 of its 265 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

South Africa

842 of its 1,597 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Colombia

39 of its 89 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Panama

19 of its 48 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Türkiye (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in UK (86 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (13 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hiv in Australia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hiv in India (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

26 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 30 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 23,002 stories about harm among 87,189 counted on 30 Nov.

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In Azerbaijan's news, mentions of helicopter crash ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 26 in every 100 of the day's 87,189 stories, above the usual 25. It was the third day running that the news turned to Sudan. On the side of help, reports of aid and relief ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. A year earlier, on 30 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 →

Sudan85 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Myanmar80 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 61 · mostly rights & justice Syria62 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia62 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 52 · mostly health Iraq62 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US127 stories about protests or strikes, of its 848 Paris France51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 Lagos Nigeria44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 364 Kenosha US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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'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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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 readSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: 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: 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 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: 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'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: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: 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'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUzbekistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUS: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: 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'sUganda: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times 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'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLesotho: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier 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'sBolivia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 grief-stricken 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

● Colombia few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Syria about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 63 stories about harm ● Trinidad & Tobago few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Iraq about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Uganda few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health61% 13,975 stories · much more than usual (usually 55%) Rights & justice17% 3,812 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents7% 1,671 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence6% 1,385 stories · less than usual (usually 8%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 615 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 567 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 500 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 293 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 killed4,277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,066 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the DR Congo Stories reporting abductions94 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about Australia and the US

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
● Fearabout as 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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