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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

how these are picked →
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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 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 lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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 lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUganda: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsMattapoisett, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 17 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 15 outletsWindhoek, Namibia -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 25 outletsSderot, Israel -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 15 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual ● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Mattapoisett US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Kampala Uganda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories

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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