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15,843 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 protests in Beijing (China), violence in Aybak and a disaster in Laventille. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostChina 40 in 100 of its 2,294 stories, usually 27
RegionEast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

China

916 of its 2,294 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Beijing accounted for 381 of China's 916 stories about harm, carried by 520 outlets. 229 of Beijing's 381 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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

Afghanistan

83 of its 143 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Aybak accounted for 32 of Afghanistan's 83 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Aybak stories →
Health

US

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Tornadoes were named in 155 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with volcanic eruption.

US over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

9 of its 12 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Abidjan accounted for 9 of Côte d’Ivoire's 9 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. 7 of Abidjan's 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

33 of its 86 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 12 of Minsk's 17 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

109 of its 431 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Hypothermia was named in 34 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 94 of Israel's 172 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (82 stories). Polio was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Palestine

Ramallah accounted for 31 of Palestine's 55 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 21 of Ramallah's 31 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: polio in Pakistan (63 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hypothermia in Spain (34 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Canada (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hiv in India (12 of its stories, about 6 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 30 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 15,843 stories about harm among 79,948 counted on 30 Nov.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to China. of the day's 79,948 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. On 30 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today. China's news was 40% about people being harmed, against a usual 27%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria70 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Trinidad & Tobago48 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Beijing China229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Washington US160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 598 Shanghai China55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Guangzhou China39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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: no storiesMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIran: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: 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 lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesHong 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 32 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Zambia: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 38 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 215 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 48 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 34 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 764 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 51 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Niue: 100 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mozambique: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 36 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 31 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 34 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Latvia: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 206 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 38 in 100 of its 447 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)El Salvador: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Côte d’Ivoire: 75 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 40 in 100 of its 2,294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 33 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 70 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Belarus: 38 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Barbados: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 58 in 100 of its 143 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)China: 40 in 100 of its 2,294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 679 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 33 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Syria 70 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 58 in 100 of its 143 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● China 40 in 100 of its 2,294 stories · mostly health ● Ethiopia 51 in 100 of its 61 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 38 in 100 of its 447 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health38% 6,015 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice24% 3,786 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,938 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,496 stories · less than usual (usually 12%) Food & livelihood6% 934 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 686 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 587 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 222 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 killed3,584 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,440 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,156 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured767 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions85 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations56 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Russia

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 softer than 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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