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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,508 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 Beijing (China), the hypothermia in Spain and illness in Argentina. Qatar's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read 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 2,494 stories, usually 26
RegionEast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

972 of its 2,494 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Beijing accounted for 400 of China's 972 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. 257 of Beijing's 400 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (303 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

China over 30 days → its stories → Beijing stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

108 of its 400 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Hypothermia was named in 32 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Argentina

20 of its 107 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Qatar

49 of its 457 stories (11%) were about people being harmed, usually 5%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Qatar over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

14 of its 24 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Chaparrastique accounted for 11 of el Salvador's 14 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Chad

12 of its 29 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. 4 of Koro Toro's 4 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 60 of Palestine's 102 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 39 of Ramallah's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 101 of Israel's 172 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Switzerland

54 of its 222 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

44 of its 259 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in El Salvador (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Egypt (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); helicopter crash in Australia (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (12 of its stories, about three 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 29 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 15,508 stories about harm among 77,500 counted on 29 Nov.

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The news turned to China for the fourth day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,500 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. In Spain's news, mentions of the hypothermia ran more than ten times their usual. On 29 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 27 in every 100, against 20 today. China's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia62 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 80 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine58 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia49 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Trinidad & Tobago41 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents China39 in 100 of its 2,494 stories · usually 26 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China257 stories about protests or strikes, of its 400 Washington US169 stories about protests or strikes, of its 557 Shanghai China139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185 Tehran Iran48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 67 Ramallah Palestine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60

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'sYemen: 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'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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 readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: 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'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sNetherlands: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: 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: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUruguay: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sQatar: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: 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'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLuxembourg: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier 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 grief-stricken as the world's · 129 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 172 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 219 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 5,829 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice25% 3,842 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,988 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence9% 1,416 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood5% 766 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 627 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 593 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 231 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 killed3,416 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,461 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,384 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured668 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced77 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria

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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