← 22 Nov Sunday 23 November 2025 · to 23:59 UTC 24 Nov →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
7,390 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.

How to read these numbers →

Storms in Vietnam, violence in Beirut and abductions in Nigeria drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 51 in 100 of its 148 stories, usually 23
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 32 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 →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

76 of its 148 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (45 stories). Storms were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

85 of its 129 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Beirut accounted for 80 of Lebanon's 85 stories about harm, carried by 380 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

405 of its 795 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of abductions ran at about 6 times the usual rate (234 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Palestine

91 of its 146 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Gaza accounted for 53 of Palestine's 91 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Yemen

18 of its 27 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Sanaa accounted for 16 of Yemen's 18 stories about harm, carried by 34 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

44 of its 101 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Tehran accounted for 25 of Iran's 44 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

14 of Brasilia's 24 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 57 of Bangladesh's 89 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Thailand (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Australia (38 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in US (14 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 16; 16 the day before
17 in 10015 in 10025 Oct1 Nov8 Nov15 Nov23 Nov25 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 16 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 16 in 1001 Nov: 15 in 1002 Nov: 17 in 1003 Nov: 17 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 15 in 1006 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 10010 Nov: 17 in 10011 Nov: 17 in 10012 Nov: 15 in 10013 Nov: 15 in 10014 Nov: 16 in 10015 Nov: 15 in 10016 Nov: 15 in 10017 Nov: 16 in 10018 Nov: 16 in 10019 Nov: 15 in 10020 Nov: 16 in 10021 Nov: 16 in 10022 Nov: 16 in 10023 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 7,390 stories about harm among 47,440 counted on 23 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 47,440 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Nigeria and Israel. Vietnam's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 23 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 5 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon66 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 38 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Israel55 in 100 of its 426 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Vietnam51 in 100 of its 148 stories · usually 23 · mostly disasters & accidents Nigeria51 in 100 of its 795 stories · usually 32 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 214 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 182 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 Johannesburg South Africa18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 55 Brasilia Brazil14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 24

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: too little coverage to readHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCuba: 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: feelings about like the world'sColombia: 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'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half 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 one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGibraltar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 233 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 85 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 405 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 1,868 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 1,827 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 1,313 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents17% 1,221 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 368 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 241 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 240 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 140 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 killed1,766 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests875 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected814 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured529 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions325 at about twice the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting refugees77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced61 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations38 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill12 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?

The weekly briefing · 18 Oct – 24 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.