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10,119 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 hunger in Ukraine, flooding in Greece and arrests in Israel drew the news. Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was 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 mostUkraine 50 in 100 of its 390 stories, usually 32
RegionEast Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
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

196 of its 390 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kyiv accounted for 93 of Ukraine's 196 stories about harm, carried by 123 outlets. Hunger was named in 60 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Greece

48 of its 139 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Lesbos accounted for 34 of Greece's 48 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Flooding was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Greece over 30 days → its stories → Lesbos stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

1,571 of its 1,989 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (690 stories). Train derailment was named in 29 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Health

China

205 of its 813 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Respiratory illness was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with outbreaks. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Russia

126 of its 349 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Moscow accounted for 91 of Russia's 126 stories about harm, carried by 251 outlets. Power cuts were named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

63 of its 140 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Freetown accounted for 60 of Sierra Leone's 63 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

322 of its 469 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 188 of Palestine's 322 stories about harm, carried by 236 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (111 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

30 of its 43 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Kfar Kila accounted for 15 of Lebanon's 30 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories).

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Rights & justice

Thailand

37 of its 104 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

United Arab Emirates

53 of its 282 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in South Korea (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); respiratory illness in United Arab Emirates (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Congo (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Russia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (15 of its stories, about three times its usual).

20 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 26 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 10,119 stories about harm among 49,628 counted on 26 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 49,628 stories, above the usual 19. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel79 in 100 of its 1,989 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Palestine69 in 100 of its 469 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine50 in 100 of its 390 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan50 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone45 in 100 of its 140 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Dublin Ireland63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 255 Tel Aviv Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Gaza Palestine36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 188

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 readPeru: 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 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: 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 readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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 readSierra Leone: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualAccra, Ghana -- health: 15 stories, carried by 11 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsFreetown, Sierra Leone -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 221 outletsMelbourne, Australia -- health: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsGlasgow, UK -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsMerseyside, UK -- health: 26 stories, carried by 24 outletsKfar Kila, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 68 outletsDenver, US -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 23 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

● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Freetown Sierra Leone about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Melbourne Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice32% 3,148 stories · much more than usual (usually 24%) Health24% 2,362 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence18% 1,797 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,354 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 476 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 354 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 261 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 220 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 killed3,049 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,596 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions1,361 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people affected1,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured786 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced204 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations111 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about twice 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 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.