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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: 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: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: no storiesNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: no storiesMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: no storiesMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: 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 lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKenya: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: no storiesSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessYemen: 67 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 51 in 100 of its 148 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 44 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 26 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 23 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 60 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Korea: 28 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 528 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 21 in 100 of its 307 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 280 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 256 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 51 in 100 of its 795 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 83 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Namibia: 25 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 100 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 22 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 26 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lesotho: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 66 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 48 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 55 in 100 of its 426 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)India: 23 in 100 of its 3,040 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 33 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 24 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 67 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 24 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chile: 28 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 24 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bosnia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 21 in 100 of its 1,003 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 146 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 34 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Lebanon 66 in 100 of its 129 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 55 in 100 of its 426 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 146 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nigeria 51 in 100 of its 795 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Vietnam 51 in 100 of its 148 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Jamaica 48 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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?

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