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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,186 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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Violence in Baghdad, livelihoods in Brazzaville and the earthquake in Vanuatu drew the news. Iraq's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVanuatu 93 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 54
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 →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

114 of its 164 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Baghdad accounted for 66 of Iraq's 114 stories about harm, carried by 146 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories → Baghdad stories →
Food & livelihood

Congo

25 of its 40 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Brazzaville accounted for 20 of Congo's 25 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (9 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

87 of its 94 stories (93%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Maewo accounted for 76 of Vanuatu's 87 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Earthquake was named in 86 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

Vanuatu over 30 days → its stories → Maewo stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (740 stories). Accidents were named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

77 of its 119 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Rajouri accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 77 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

15 of its 35 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Volcanic eruption was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Suriname

7 of its 7 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Health

Cameroon

19 of its 41 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Malaria was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

71 of its 221 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: malaria in Cameroon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Papua New Guinea (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Brazil (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Philippines (29 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 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 22 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 20,186 stories about harm among 105,632 counted on 22 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Vanuatu's news. of the day's 105,632 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Iraq's news was 70% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 22 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Vanuatu93 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel76 in 100 of its 3,123 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Iraq70 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement Kashmir65 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Washington US99 stories about protests or strikes, of its 520 Gaza Palestine50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 New Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 179 Hollywood US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: 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: 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 readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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 readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSuriname: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHungary: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrunei: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSan Marino: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMaldives: coverage a little more fearful 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Iraq about three times as angry as the world's · 114 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 2,380 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 352 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,453 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 5,017 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence18% 3,541 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,054 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 864 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 660 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 545 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 killed5,268 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,502 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,327 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,810 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured1,050 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced389 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 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 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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