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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

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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 the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: 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: 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 readNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: 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 lessCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: too little coverage to readHeard & 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSenegal: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualKuwait: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsManipur, India -- conflict & violence: 56 stories, carried by 48 outletsUttarakhand, India -- displacement: 34 stories, carried by 32 outletsNevada, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsRhode Island, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 36 stories, carried by 24 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 32 stories, carried by 17 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Manipur India about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 56 stories ● Uttarakhand India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 34 stories ● Nevada US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 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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