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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,596 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 Yangon (Myanmar), violence in Kyiv and people killed in the Netherlands. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 34 in 100 of its 237 stories, usually 17
RegionEurope 25 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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

Myanmar

41 of its 45 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Yangon accounted for 29 of Myanmar's 41 stories about harm, carried by 162 outlets. 20 of Yangon's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories).

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Yangon stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

516 of its 988 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 188 of Ukraine's 516 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (338 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Health

Netherlands

81 of its 237 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Netherlands over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Russia

376 of its 1,027 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Moscow accounted for 209 of Russia's 376 stories about harm, carried by 278 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (214 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 87 of Iran's 209 stories about harm, carried by 102 outlets. 65 of Tehran's 87 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

98 of its 188 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Guatemala

7 of its 12 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Kuwait

Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in India (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in UK (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 15,596 stories about harm among 83,440 counted on 17 Nov.

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Thailand's news mentioned outbreaks about 4 times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 83,440 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 17 November 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Myanmar stood out: 91% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine68 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 58 · mostly displacement Rwanda62 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Iran60 in 100 of its 351 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine52 in 100 of its 988 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Poland52 in 100 of its 188 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 461 Tehran Iran65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 New York US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Los Angeles US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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'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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: 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'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican 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: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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 readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: 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 twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: 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 more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sComoros: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCape Verde: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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 a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Iran about three times as angry as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Kuwait few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 12 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 516 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 109 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 169 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 376 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,660 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,474 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,892 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence11% 1,636 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,183 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 570 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed3,724 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,448 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,294 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured821 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting evacuations47 at about half the usual rate · most about Palestine and the US Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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
● Griefabout as 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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