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What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBangladesh: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 48 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Vietnam: 37 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Uganda: 49 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Thailand: 42 in 100 of its 209 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Syria: 62 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Sudan: 85 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)South Africa: 53 in 100 of its 1,597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Solomon Islands: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Seychelles: 48 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Philippines: 47 in 100 of its 577 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)North Korea: 57 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 1,061 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Lesotho: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Kenya: 37 in 100 of its 220 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 525 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Iraq: 62 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)India: 35 in 100 of its 3,867 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Greece: 48 in 100 of its 265 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Ethiopia: 45 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Ecuador: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)DR Congo: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Colombia: 44 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Hong Kong: 40 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Canada: 37 in 100 of its 2,161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Cambodia: 62 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Myanmar: 80 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Burkina Faso: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Botswana: 39 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Austria: 42 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Afghanistan: 59 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 26)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 26 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Sudan 85 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Myanmar 80 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 59 in 100 of its 235 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● South Africa 53 in 100 of its 1,597 stories · mostly health ● Syria 62 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 62 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

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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