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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).

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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.

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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.

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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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 readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 19 outletsOromo, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 26 stories, carried by 13 outletsArizona, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsGreater Manchester, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 32 outletsNebraska, US -- health: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 19 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

● North Waziristan Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Oromo Ethiopia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 26 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Greater Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories

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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