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What the world's news said happened to people.
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20,557 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 illness in Dubai, rights and justice in Jerusalem and violence in Freetown. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNetherlands 28 in 100 of its 413 stories, usually 15
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Rights & justice

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 479 of Israel's 1,812 stories about harm, carried by 829 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (459 stories). Chickenpox was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

293 of its 1,527 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

21 of its 25 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Haiti

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 16 of Haiti's 26 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

1,279 of its 5,806 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Flu was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with respiratory illness.

its stories →
Health

Mali

28 of its 38 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

15 of its 52 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

283 of its 934 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (37 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: poisoning in Ukraine (39 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Australia (85 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); poisoning in Russia (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Spain (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in France (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 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 29 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 20,557 stories about harm among 109,881 counted on 29 Nov.

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Of the day's 109,881 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 29 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 →

Israel74 in 100 of its 2,434 stories · usually 73 · mostly rights & justice Sierra Leone59 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine57 in 100 of its 574 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Syria54 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan44 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 41 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 572 Jerusalem Israel104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 New Delhi India63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 241 Dublin Ireland61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Gaza Palestine48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited 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 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: 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 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: 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 lessMalawi: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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 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 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 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 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 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 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesSt 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: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 194 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 724 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 36 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tonga: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tanzania: 29 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 30 in 100 of its 934 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 81 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 59 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 32 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 709 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 796 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 758 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Netherlands: 28 in 100 of its 413 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 32 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 74 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 56 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lesotho: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 74 in 100 of its 2,434 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 62 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 32 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Djibouti: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 84 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 29 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Australia: 24 in 100 of its 3,133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 44 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 574 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 33 in 100 of its 724 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 574 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 74 in 100 of its 2,434 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 574 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sierra Leone 59 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 54 in 100 of its 52 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 44 in 100 of its 82 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iran 38 in 100 of its 171 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,033 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice26% 5,314 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 2,885 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,604 stories · much less than usual (usually 19%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 964 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 866 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 841 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 643 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 killed5,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,305 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured939 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting people displaced377 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about the usual rate

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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