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13,143 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 day's news pointed at protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), landslides in Uganda and illness in Vang Vieng. Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSyria 89 in 100 of its 250 stories, usually 55
RegionCentral Asia 19 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

Georgia

80 of its 127 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 79 of Georgia's 80 stories about harm, carried by 240 outlets. 79 of Tbilisi's 79 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (34 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

51 of its 98 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories). Landslides were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Uganda over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Laos

23 of its 32 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Vang Vieng accounted for 18 of Laos' 23 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

141 of its 365 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Heavy rain was named in 37 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Liberia

13 of its 33 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

177 of its 299 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Dhaka accounted for 97 of Bangladesh's 177 stories about harm, carried by 59 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Senegal

12 of its 18 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Samoa

21 of its 40 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Health

Botswana

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: power cuts in Ukraine (46 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); heavy rain in Malaysia (37 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); landslides in Indonesia (17 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Mexico (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in India (78 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 29 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 13,143 stories about harm among 78,674 counted on 29 Nov.

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In Uganda's news, mentions of landslides ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 78,674 stories, as usual. Georgia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 30 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria89 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia63 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Bangladesh59 in 100 of its 299 stories · usually 37 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon56 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Tbilisi Georgia79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Dhaka Bangladesh46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 97 Delhi India37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 246

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'sVenezuela: 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 readIsle 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: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: 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'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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'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'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: 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'sAngola: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: 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 readCayman Islands: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: 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'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about 4 times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiberia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBotswana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as 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 about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Syria about 4 times as angry as the world's · 223 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 366 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 121 stories about harm ● Uganda about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 51 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 147 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,727 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,144 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,060 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,774 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 660 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 606 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 565 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 319 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 killed3,019 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,633 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured725 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced236 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 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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