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15,620 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 Kathmandu (Nepal), violence in Gaza and people displaced in Prague. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCzechia 45 in 100 of its 84 stories, usually 12
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Nepal

58 of its 117 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 29 of Nepal's 58 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. 26 of Kathmandu's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

152 of its 253 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Gaza accounted for 100 of Palestine's 152 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

29 of its 53 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Nigeria

554 of its 1,261 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (135 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

89 of its 241 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (23 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 46 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 106 of Ukraine's 231 stories about harm, carried by 133 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Belarus

12 of its 30 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 3 of Minsk's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Bulgaria

11 of its 31 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

71 of its 237 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Indonesia (46 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in France (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cyclone in Australia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in UK (51 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 20 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 15,620 stories about harm among 94,692 counted on 20 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 94,692 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. A year earlier, on 20 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan67 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 253 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Cambodia55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba53 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 54 · mostly rights & justice Nepal50 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 34 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US154 stories about protests or strikes, of its 697 Chicago US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 222 Delhi India36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Abuja Nigeria32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 128 Kathmandu Nepal26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: 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 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 lessIreland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualOregon, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 54 stories, carried by 28 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 30 stories, carried by 17 outletsMiddle Belt, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 10 outletsGeorgia, US -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 16 outletsOttawa, Canada -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 50 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 18 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

● Oregon US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Kebbi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 54 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 30 stories ● Middle Belt Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,317 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,080 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,488 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 2,106 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 620 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 607 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 378 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 killed3,476 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,018 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,721 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured789 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees201 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced185 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill46 at about twice 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.

● 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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