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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

how these are picked →
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 the news was warmest

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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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth 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 lessSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUS: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualMassachusetts, US -- food & livelihood: 82 stories, carried by 84 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 15 outletsTennessee, US -- shelter & services: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsBuenos Aires, Argentina -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 12 stories, carried by 19 outletsMerseyside, UK -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsMilan, Italy -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 13 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Massachusetts US about three times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 82 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 21 stories ● Buenos Aires Argentina about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 12 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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