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9,694 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 Tbilisi (Georgia), violence in Aleppo and the cyclone in India. Syria's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 68 in 100 of its 114 stories, usually 33
RegionSouth Asia 28 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

Georgia

78 of its 114 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tbilisi accounted for 76 of Georgia's 78 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. 73 of Tbilisi's 76 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (59 stories).

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

India

862 of its 3,765 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Cyclone was named in 188 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, storms and hiv.

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

Bangladesh

163 of its 302 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Dhaka accounted for 94 of Bangladesh's 163 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. 51 of Dhaka's 94 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (54 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

277 of its 673 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 126 of Pakistan's 277 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. 95 of Islamabad's 126 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

337 of its 487 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Natural hazards were named in 16 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

104 of its 259 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

50 of its 122 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 8 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

16 of its 26 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: natural hazards in Israel (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); food poisoning in US (65 of its stories, about 8 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 30 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 9,694 stories about harm among 55,748 counted on 30 Nov.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 17 in every 100 of the day's 55,748 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Georgia. Georgia stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 33%. A year earlier, on 1 December 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 →

Syria84 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Israel69 in 100 of its 487 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Georgia68 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 33 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 150 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Islamabad Pakistan95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Tbilisi Georgia73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 76 Dhaka Bangladesh51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 94 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 157 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 64

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: no storiesMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Vanuatu: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Guam: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 84 in 100 of its 420 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 350 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 27 in 100 of its 314 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 673 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 956 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Namibia: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malaysia: 40 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 86 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 66 in 100 of its 150 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Laos: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 487 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 41 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,765 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iceland: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Grenada: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Greece: 23 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Georgia: 68 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Dominican Republic: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 27 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Myanmar: 64 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bhutan: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 34 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 54 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Argentina: 26 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Albania: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 47 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 25 in 100 of its 340 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 17 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Syria 84 in 100 of its 420 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 69 in 100 of its 487 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 66 in 100 of its 150 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Georgia 68 in 100 of its 114 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 54 in 100 of its 302 stories · mostly rights & justice

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,435 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice23% 2,185 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,754 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,640 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 477 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 404 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 380 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 195 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 killed2,355 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,247 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,062 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured616 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced200 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Syria Stories reporting abductions167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees111 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations85 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill35 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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.

● Angera little more than 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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