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11,538 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 day's news pointed at violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Cianjur and rights and justice in Bishkek. 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 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 51 in 100 of its 383 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

195 of its 383 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jerusalem accounted for 119 of Israel's 195 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (5 stories). Road crashes were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

122 of its 245 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Cianjur accounted for 79 of Indonesia's 122 stories about harm, carried by 106 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Palestine

50 of its 72 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Jenin accounted for 31 of Palestine's 50 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Road crashes were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Algeria

15 of its 26 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Namibia

14 of its 34 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 9 of Windhoek's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 73 of Iran's 166 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 57 of Tehran's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

13 of its 37 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

30 of its 50 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Palestine (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in India (37 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in US (25 of its stories, about 6 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 24 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 11,538 stories about harm among 60,919 counted on 24 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Israel. of the day's 60,919 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 24 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 19 today. Israel's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 34%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine69 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Syria61 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda60 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel51 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 623 stories · usually 40 · mostly shelter & services

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Zhengzhou China59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 69 Tehran Iran57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Washington US39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254 Beijing China32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 114 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 51

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 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: no storiesThailand: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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 lessSeychelles: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: 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: no storiesMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIndia: 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 lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: 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: no storiesFrench 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessHong Kong: 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 lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: 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 lessAndorra: no storiesAlbania: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 46 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 61 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 57 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 787 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 77 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 60 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 31 in 100 of its 825 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 28 in 100 of its 526 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 26 in 100 of its 643 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Namibia: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kyrgyzstan: 61 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 51 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 47 in 100 of its 353 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 50 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guyana: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 73 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Dominican Republic: 42 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cape Verde: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Angola: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Algeria: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 27 in 100 of its 1,452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 69 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Palestine 69 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 51 in 100 of its 623 stories · mostly shelter & services ● Israel 51 in 100 of its 383 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Indonesia 50 in 100 of its 245 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 61 in 100 of its 75 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 47 in 100 of its 353 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,127 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,532 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,479 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,315 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Food & livelihood7% 740 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 498 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 191 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 killed2,881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,047 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,037 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees149 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced104 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions64 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting evacuations44 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Cape Verde and the UK

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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