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19,908 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 violence in Freetown, illness in Lusaka and rights and justice in Moscow. Russia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSierra Leone 59 in 100 of its 94 stories, usually 38
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Sierra Leone

55 of its 94 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Freetown accounted for 49 of Sierra Leone's 55 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 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 →
Health

Zambia

21 of its 50 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Lusaka accounted for 16 of Zambia's 21 stories about harm, carried by 10 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Covid was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Zambia over 30 days → its stories → Lusaka stories →
Rights & justice

Russia

Moscow accounted for 124 of Russia's 201 stories about harm, carried by 148 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Poisoning was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

26 of its 31 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Djibo accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 26 stories about harm, carried by 17 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 434 of Israel's 1,760 stories about harm, carried by 631 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (548 stories). Accidents were named in 50 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

South Africa

335 of its 1,014 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (72 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Pakistan

Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (13 stories). Hunger was named in 18 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with drought, polio and earthquake. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sri Lanka

44 of its 147 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Yemen

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flu in United Arab Emirates (47 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Indonesia (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Ukraine (42 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Pakistan (18 of its stories, more than ten 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 28 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 19,908 stories about harm among 107,587 counted on 28 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Sierra Leone. of the day's 107,587 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the United Arab Emirates' news mentioned the flu about 7 times as often as usual. Sierra Leone's news was 59% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 28 November 2022, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 2,452 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Sudan61 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 66 · mostly displacement Sierra Leone59 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 520 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Somalia54 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 61 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 478 Jerusalem Israel70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 434 Dublin Ireland55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Manhattan US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Gaza Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: no storiesSpain: 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 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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 storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZambia: 42 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 56 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 60 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 41 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 61 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 30 in 100 of its 147 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 33 in 100 of its 1,014 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 54 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Slovenia: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 59 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 767 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Papua New Guinea: 31 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 25 in 100 of its 774 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 62 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 38 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 41 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 41 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 31 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 367 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 72 in 100 of its 2,452 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 45 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 34 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 44 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)New Caledonia: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 58 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 84 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Botswana: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Barbados: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 34 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 520 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 31 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vatican City: 69 in 100 of its 13 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 72 in 100 of its 2,452 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 520 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sierra Leone 59 in 100 of its 94 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 61 in 100 of its 59 stories · mostly displacement ● Somalia 54 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 35 in 100 of its 795 stories · mostly health

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,931 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice28% 5,429 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents14% 2,726 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,333 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 961 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 801 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 716 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 608 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 killed4,642 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,328 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured993 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 refugees290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations224 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than 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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