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10,485 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 the hunger in Ukraine, rights and justice in Jerusalem and protests in Dublin (Ireland). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostThailand 48 in 100 of its 156 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 53
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

305 of its 583 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Kyiv accounted for 199 of Ukraine's 305 stories about harm, carried by 427 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (147 stories). Hunger was named in 119 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,475 of its 1,825 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Jerusalem accounted for 270 of Israel's 1,475 stories about harm, carried by 670 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (633 stories). Wildfires were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Ireland

237 of its 865 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dublin accounted for 191 of Ireland's 237 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. 141 of Dublin's 191 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (110 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ireland over 30 days → its stories → Dublin stories →
Health

China

207 of its 817 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 73 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with outbreaks.

China over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Palestine

299 of its 406 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 204 of Palestine's 299 stories about harm, carried by 265 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

28 of its 42 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Idlib accounted for 15 of Syria's 28 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

65 of its 106 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Tehran accounted for 41 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 255 outlets. Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Italy

77 of its 323 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

United Arab Emirates

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Thailand

75 of its 156 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (49 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Iran (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); food poisoning in US (58 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 10,485 stories about harm among 54,050 counted on 25 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 54,050 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine's news mentioned the hunger more than ten times as often as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. In Ukraine, 52% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel81 in 100 of its 1,825 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Palestine74 in 100 of its 406 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Iran61 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine52 in 100 of its 583 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Thailand48 in 100 of its 156 stories · usually 20 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dublin Ireland141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 204 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 160 Jerusalem Israel32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 134

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 lessCambodia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualKano, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsMichigan, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsVirginia, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsKathmandu, Nepal -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 32 stories, carried by 62 outletsPhilippine, Philippines -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 18 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 21 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

● Kano Nigeria about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Michigan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Virginia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kathmandu Nepal about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 3,310 stories · much more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 2,440 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence16% 1,672 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,415 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 540 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 415 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 272 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 263 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 killed2,928 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,679 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,275 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured925 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Ukraine Stories reporting people displaced263 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations225 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees151 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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 much harsher 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.