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What the world's news said happened to people.
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7,267 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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Most of the day's attention went to landslides in Italy, the hunger in Ukraine and people injured in China. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostItaly 41 in 100 of its 258 stories, usually 17
RegionEast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

107 of its 258 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Ischia accounted for 67 of Italy's 107 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (72 stories). Landslides were named in 59 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Italy over 30 days → its stories → Ischia stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

263 of its 439 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Kyiv accounted for 142 of Ukraine's 263 stories about harm, carried by 395 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 91 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.

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

China

262 of its 731 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Belarus

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

47 of its 167 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Taiwan

34 of its 127 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Taipei accounted for 32 of Taiwan's 34 stories about harm, carried by 256 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 37 of Israel's 44 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

São Tomé

8 of its 11 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Rwanda

17 of its 24 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Taiwan (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Mexico (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in US (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in UK (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 7,267 stories about harm among 38,403 counted on 26 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

Italy's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 38,403 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Italy stood out: 41% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. On 26 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria61 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine60 in 100 of its 439 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Italy41 in 100 of its 258 stories · usually 17 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia37 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 Washington US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Basij Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29 Tehran Iran26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 28 Islamabad Pakistan25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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 readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: 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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan 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: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHonduras: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 263 stories about harm ● Brazil few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 47 stories about harm ● India about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 604 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 34 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,270 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice23% 1,683 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,042 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,029 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 410 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 333 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 303 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 115 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 killed2,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected732 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured556 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced71 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions63 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations41 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.