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18,033 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 protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), snowstorms in South Korea and rights and justice in Port-au-Prince. Laos' coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBangladesh 62 in 100 of its 419 stories, usually 34
RegionSouth Asia 27 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

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

424 of its 855 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Islamabad accounted for 284 of Pakistan's 424 stories about harm, carried by 307 outlets. 254 of Islamabad's 284 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (150 stories). Drownings were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

South Korea

107 of its 503 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (32 stories). Snowstorms were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts and storms.

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

Bangladesh

261 of its 419 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Dhaka accounted for 169 of Bangladesh's 261 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 98 of Dhaka's 169 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

49 of its 168 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (12 stories). Heavy rain was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding.

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Health

New Zealand

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Whooping cough was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

50 of its 70 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Malawi

25 of its 75 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Lilongwe's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

51 of its 188 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (21 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heavy rain in Sri Lanka (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Türkiye (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); whooping cough in New Zealand (15 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); cyclone in India (64 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 18,033 stories about harm among 101,180 counted on 27 Nov.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 18 in every 100 of the day's 101,180 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Brazil's news, mentions of Covid ran about 4 times their usual. Pakistan stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 28 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria71 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan64 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela63 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh62 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 1,560 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan254 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Dhaka Bangladesh98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Washington US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Boston US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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 readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 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: 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'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: 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'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBenin: 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'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful 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 warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: 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'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice 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'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreenland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChad: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier 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'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 960 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 50 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Laos few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 25 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,019 stories · about as usual Rights & justice28% 4,952 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,608 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 2,324 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 824 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 797 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 665 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 490 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 killed4,001 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,388 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected2,008 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,041 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced365 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees176 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill39 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 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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