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What the world's news said happened to people.
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13,069 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 protests in Beijing (China), violence in Kyiv and landslides in Italy. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChina 39 in 100 of its 2,442 stories, usually 25
RegionEast Asia 30 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

China

952 of its 2,442 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 243 of Beijing's 333 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

289 of its 607 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kyiv accounted for 144 of Ukraine's 289 stories about harm, carried by 318 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Extreme cold was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Italy

Ischia accounted for 57 of Italy's 83 stories about harm, carried by 126 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 56 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with flooding and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Somalia

91 of its 104 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 79%. Mogadishu accounted for 83 of Somalia's 91 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 76 of Israel's 167 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 68 of Iran's 140 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. 54 of Tehran's 68 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Trinidad & Tobago

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Caroni accounted for 19 of Trinidad & Tobago's 30 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets.

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Health

Spain

73 of its 346 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Measles was named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

41 of its 263 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (22 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: landslides in Cameroon (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Spain (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (17 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); volcanic eruption in US (172 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hiv in Australia (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 13,069 stories about harm among 65,995 counted on 28 Nov.

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For the third day running, the news turned to China. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 65,995 stories, as usual. On 28 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 28 in every 100, against 20 today. In China, 39% of the news was about people being harmed, where 25% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 79 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago49 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine48 in 100 of its 607 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine43 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia43 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 45 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China243 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Shanghai China225 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Washington US83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 411 Tehran Iran54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 68 London UK43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

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'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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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 readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRomania: 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'sNigeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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 readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sPoland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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 fearful as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than 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'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Somalia about twice as angry as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 69 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 289 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Cameroon few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 21 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 4,899 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice23% 3,004 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,744 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,321 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 618 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 598 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 197 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 killed3,110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,296 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,174 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured855 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced97 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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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