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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 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: 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: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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 readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 one and a half times its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKwara, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 52 stories, carried by 94 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 25 stories, carried by 36 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 68 stories, carried by 133 outletsSwindon, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 14 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

● Ukraine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Kwara Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kyiv Ukraine about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 52 stories ● Ottawa Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Edinburgh UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 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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