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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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 readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPennsylvania, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGreene County, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 77 stories, carried by 36 outletsFanling, Hong Kong -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 22 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 38 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 12 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

● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Greene County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Baku Azerbaijan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 77 stories

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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