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14,268 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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Protests in Islamabad (Pakistan), homes and services in Kyiv and people injured in Uganda drew the news. Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was 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 mostUganda 55 in 100 of its 131 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 13
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

363 of its 778 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Islamabad accounted for 220 of Pakistan's 363 stories about harm, carried by 119 outlets. 162 of Islamabad's 220 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

199 of its 587 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Kyiv accounted for 121 of Ukraine's 199 stories about harm, carried by 343 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Extreme cold was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

72 of its 131 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

97 of its 120 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Aleppo accounted for 81 of Syria's 97 stories about harm, carried by 190 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

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

Bangladesh

237 of its 419 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Dhaka accounted for 124 of Bangladesh's 237 stories about harm, carried by 88 outlets. 63 of Dhaka's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

117 of its 441 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Snowstorms were named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Finland

37 of its 110 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

44 of its 155 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (20 stories). Illness was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Health

New Zealand

156 of its 646 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Covid was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Colombia

22 of its 60 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of arrests ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: snowstorms in South Korea (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Sri Lanka (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in New Zealand (29 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Indonesia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (10 of its stories, about 7 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 28 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 14,268 stories about harm among 82,855 counted on 28 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 82,855 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Pakistan for the second day running. On 29 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. In Pakistan, 47% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria81 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Israel59 in 100 of its 867 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon58 in 100 of its 318 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh57 in 100 of its 419 stories · usually 36 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan162 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Dhaka Bangladesh63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Manhattan US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129 Washington US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: feelings about like the world'sSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: 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'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'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'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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'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: 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: 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'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: 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: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBahamas: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAngola: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than 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 twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier 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

● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 97 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 513 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 199 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 86 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,918 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 3,816 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,242 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,835 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 664 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 599 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 588 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 371 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 killed3,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,896 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,664 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced281 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions248 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees175 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and Israel Stories reporting evacuations78 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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