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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,363 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 deaths in Brazzaville, violence in Beirut and evacuations in the Philippines. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPapua New Guinea 57 in 100 of its 51 stories, usually 14
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Congo

45 of its 62 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Brazzaville accounted for 35 of Congo's 45 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Congo over 30 days → its stories → Brazzaville stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

45 of its 86 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 45 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 159 of Ukraine's 291 stories about harm, carried by 183 outlets. Outbreaks were named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Suriname

14 of its 15 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Liberia

36 of its 119 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Dominican Republic

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

38 of its 117 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Covid was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Guatemala

7 of its 13 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 3 of San Carlos' 3 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Cambodia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Brazil (35 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (31 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in France (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 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 21 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 20,363 stories about harm among 110,593 counted on 21 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Japan. 18 in every 100 of the day's 110,593 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Cambodia's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Congo stood out: 73% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. On 21 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 2,603 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Congo73 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 41 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan71 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 652 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Papua New Guinea57 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 14 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US126 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Kyiv Ukraine64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 159 Gaza Palestine57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 357 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Tel Aviv Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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 lessSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIndonesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualLhokseumawe, Indonesia -- displacement: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- rights & justice: 28 stories, carried by 39 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsBristol, UK -- disasters & accidents: 24 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 12 outletsMonrovia, Liberia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsBeijing, China -- conflict & violence: 97 stories, carried by 166 outletsVermont, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 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

● Lhokseumawe Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 10 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 28 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 24 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,852 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice25% 4,903 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,262 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,565 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,003 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 919 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 830 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 639 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 killed5,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,160 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,210 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions1,065 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations397 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees330 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced297 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill49 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Japan

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
● Griefa little less 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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