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16,854 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 illness in Vang Vieng, arrests in Israel and a disaster in Grindavik. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostLaos 58 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 32
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Laos

112 of its 192 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Vang Vieng accounted for 101 of Laos' 112 stories about harm, carried by 94 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (102 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

702 of its 1,036 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (130 stories). Hunger was named in 252 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Finland

35 of its 91 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

67 of its 127 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

South Sudan

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Juba accounted for 16 of South Sudan's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

129 of its 185 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 99 of Palestine's 129 stories about harm, carried by 143 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nicaragua

11 of its 18 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Morocco

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Ireland (63 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in Thailand (11 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Australia (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 16,854 stories about harm among 99,497 counted on 22 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Laos. of the day's 99,497 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Laos stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. On 23 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine70 in 100 of its 185 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 1,036 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon66 in 100 of its 181 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland64 in 100 of its 59 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Laos58 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 32 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 487 Islamabad Pakistan43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Moscow Russia30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Manhattan US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 111

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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 lessSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSyria: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMozambique: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualLaos: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBannu, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 14 outletsDavis Creek, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsIowa, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsAthlone, Ireland -- other: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 28 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- disasters & accidents: 39 stories, carried by 21 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 13 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

● Bannu Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories ● Davis Creek US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Athlone Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · other · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,903 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,342 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,648 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,100 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 761 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 706 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 569 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 402 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 killed3,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,949 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,888 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured901 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions312 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced216 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting evacuations106 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill92 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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