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What the world's news said happened to people.
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17,286 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 day's news pointed at violence in Freetown, rights and justice in Darfur and people killed in the Czechia. the Czechia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 53 in 100 of its 128 stories, usually 36
RegionEvery region about as usual
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 →
Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

68 of its 128 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Freetown accounted for 61 of Sierra Leone's 68 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (36 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sierra Leone over 30 days → its stories → Freetown stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

44 of its 58 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 44 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

Czechia

19 of its 77 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Yemen

69 of its 108 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Sanaa accounted for 31 of Yemen's 69 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Moscow accounted for 113 of Russia's 194 stories about harm, carried by 151 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Snowstorms were named in 12 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.

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Conflict & violence

France

Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories). Chikungunya was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

Jammu accounted for 23 of Kashmir's 46 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 214 of Palestine's 305 stories about harm, carried by 224 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (108 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

15 of its 33 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in United Arab Emirates (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); hiv in Ghana (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Kenya (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10029 Oct5 Nov12 Nov19 Nov27 Nov29 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 20 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 21 in 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 18 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 19 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 19 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 19 in 10016 Nov: 18 in 10017 Nov: 18 in 10018 Nov: 19 in 10019 Nov: 20 in 10020 Nov: 18 in 10021 Nov: 18 in 10022 Nov: 19 in 10023 Nov: 19 in 10024 Nov: 18 in 10025 Nov: 19 in 10026 Nov: 20 in 10027 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 17,286 stories about harm among 93,208 counted on 27 Nov.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 93,208 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ghana's news, mentions of HIV ran about 7 times their usual. Sierra Leone stood out: 53% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. On 27 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan76 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Israel75 in 100 of its 2,639 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Yemen64 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone53 in 100 of its 128 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 420 Dublin Ireland62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 149 London UK51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 276 Gaza Palestine45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Jerusalem Israel45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 292

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 211 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 34 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 64 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 76 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 883 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 53 in 100 of its 128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 29 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 638 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 717 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 71 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 34 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Laos: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 352 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 75 in 100 of its 2,639 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ireland: 24 in 100 of its 1,323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 50 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 40 in 100 of its 131 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 40 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cyprus: 30 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 28 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bosnia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 266 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 41 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 37 in 100 of its 691 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 531 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 75 in 100 of its 2,639 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 531 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Yemen 64 in 100 of its 108 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 76 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Sierra Leone 53 in 100 of its 128 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,952 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice28% 4,798 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence16% 2,661 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,225 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 798 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 578 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 557 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 401 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 killed4,451 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,587 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,684 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,487 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured1,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced303 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees191 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations139 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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