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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

how these are picked →
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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 25 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- food & livelihood: 33 stories, carried by 43 outletsMiddlesbrough, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 116 outletsSaskatchewan, Canada -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 29 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Jakarta Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Northern Ireland UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 33 stories ● Middlesbrough UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories

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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