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15,456 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 violence in Kabul, heavy rain in Thailand and abductions in Nigeria. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 69 in 100 of its 155 stories, usually 51
RegionCentral Asia 12 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

107 of its 155 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Kabul accounted for 47 of Afghanistan's 107 stories about harm, carried by 98 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (70 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Thailand

89 of its 293 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories). Heavy rain was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Thailand over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (213 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Venezuela

98 of its 172 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Caracas accounted for 49 of Venezuela's 98 stories about harm, carried by 57 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

191 of its 456 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ethiopia

41 of its 78 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Volcanic eruption was named in 35 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Myanmar

18 of its 31 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Iran

49 of its 113 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 49 of Lebanon's 60 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: volcanic eruption in Ethiopia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); respiratory illness in Jamaica (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in India (198 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Türkiye (16 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 16; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 25 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 15,456 stories about harm among 89,838 counted on 25 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 89,838 stories, above the usual 16. On 25 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan69 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan61 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela57 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 531 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine55 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 488 Chicago US42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 279 London UK29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 278 Kyiv Ukraine25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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 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 lessSyria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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 lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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 lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: 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 readKazakhstan: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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 lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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 readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualYemen: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMalta: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualBritish Virgin Islands: warmth about its own usualKampala, Uganda -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsKurukshetra, India -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsEruku, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsNairobi, Kenya -- health: 21 stories, carried by 11 outletsQuebec, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsIrvine, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsSwindon, UK -- rights & justice: 17 stories, carried by 19 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

● Kampala Uganda about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Kurukshetra India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Eruku Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Nairobi Kenya about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,053 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,942 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,627 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,271 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 783 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 590 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 545 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 320 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 killed3,520 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,688 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions364 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Thailand and the US Stories reporting people falling ill29 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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