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15,221 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 Dublin (Ireland), violence in Havana and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIreland 38 in 100 of its 1,765 stories, usually 19
RegionEast Asia 18 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

Ireland

676 of its 1,765 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Dublin accounted for 549 of Ireland's 676 stories about harm, carried by 770 outlets. 433 of Dublin's 549 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (273 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Dublin stories →
Conflict & violence

Cuba

27 of its 59 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Havana accounted for 20 of Cuba's 27 stories about harm, carried by 47 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Havana stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,796 of its 2,254 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (706 stories). Wildfires were named in 21 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv and tuberculosis. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Congo

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Kashmir

93 of its 159 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Rajouri accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 93 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Netherlands

74 of its 348 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tsunami was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 273 of Palestine's 335 stories about harm, carried by 408 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (60 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Illness was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

China

447 of its 1,913 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Flu was named in 145 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in China (145 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Netherlands (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drownings in Vietnam (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); oil spill in Nigeria (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 15,221 stories about harm among 83,468 counted on 24 Nov.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 83,468 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In China's news, mentions of the flu ran more than ten times their usual. Ireland stood out: 38% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. A year earlier, on 24 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel80 in 100 of its 2,254 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Palestine67 in 100 of its 503 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia51 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran49 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dublin Ireland433 stories about protests or strikes, of its 549 Gaza Palestine51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 273 Jerusalem Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 249 Tel Aviv Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: 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'sNiger: 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: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFrench 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: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'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: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIceland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea-Bissau: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times 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 one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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 · 93 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,796 stories about harm ● Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Ireland about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 676 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 22 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 4,412 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health26% 3,893 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,379 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents13% 1,997 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 619 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 618 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 542 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 515 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 killed3,903 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Ireland Stories reporting people affected1,713 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,537 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured1,128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations265 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees173 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Palestine and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill21 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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
● 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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