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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,269 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 people killed in Ethiopia, rights and justice in Tripoli and arrests in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 19 of Libya's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

54 of its 114 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Bosnia

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sarajevo accounted for 17 of Bosnia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

68 of its 117 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

75 of its 351 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in UK (135 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 15,269 stories about harm among 98,831 counted on 13 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. 15 in every 100 of the day's 98,831 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. In Ethiopia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Taiwan's news mentioned heavy rain about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2024, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 Chicago US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Dhaka Bangladesh44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 San Francisco US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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 readBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: too little coverage to readMontserrat: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCambodia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBenin: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBahamas: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 54 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 159 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 270 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as angry as the world's · 117 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 131 stories about harm ● Azerbaijan few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,455 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,829 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,268 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,973 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 335 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 killed3,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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