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17,841 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 protests in Dhaka (Bangladesh), plane crash in Lithuania and illness in Vang Vieng. Laos' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostEgypt 45 in 100 of its 314 stories, usually 18
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
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 →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

210 of its 358 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 146 of Bangladesh's 210 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 116 of Dhaka's 146 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (34 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lithuania

47 of its 87 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Vilnius accounted for 42 of Lithuania's 47 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Lithuania over 30 days → its stories → Vilnius stories →
Health

Laos

55 of its 71 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Vang Vieng accounted for 41 of Laos' 55 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Rights & justice

Ghana

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Ghana over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Pakistan

498 of its 915 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Islamabad accounted for 367 of Pakistan's 498 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. 331 of Islamabad's 367 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (116 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 168 of Lebanon's 212 stories about harm, carried by 428 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (48 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

141 of its 314 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

16 of its 22 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

54 of its 92 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Costa Rica

14 of its 33 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Indonesia (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (184 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); whooping cough in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (22 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 26 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 17,841 stories about harm among 101,126 counted on 26 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,126 stories, as usual. Mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Bangladesh, 59% of the news was about people being harmed, where 33% is usual. A year earlier, on 27 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Laos77 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 47 · mostly health Lebanon64 in 100 of its 332 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Israel63 in 100 of its 1,272 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan59 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 38 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan331 stories about protests or strikes, of its 367 Dhaka Bangladesh116 stories about protests or strikes, of its 146 Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 561 Philadelphia US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 119 Bentonville US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: feelings about like the world'sPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: feelings about like the world'sSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGambia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 26 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 797 stories about harm ● Laos about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 55 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 212 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 128 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 92 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,060 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,775 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,651 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,470 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 818 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 680 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 631 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 killed4,264 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,006 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations224 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions221 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about two-thirds of 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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