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11,715 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 tropical storm in Indonesia, violence in Beit Jinn and protests in Tunis (Tunisia). Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostHong Kong 74 in 100 of its 507 stories, usually 31
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
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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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

146 of its 273 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Sumatra accounted for 65 of Indonesia's 146 stories about harm, carried by 243 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Tropical storm was named in 37 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sumatra stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

89 of its 129 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Beit Jinn accounted for 80 of Syria's 89 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Beit Jinn stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

134 of its 206 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Colombo accounted for 50 of Sri Lanka's 134 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Thailand

92 of its 207 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Songkhla accounted for 52 of Thailand's 92 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

103 of its 159 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Jenin accounted for 49 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

373 of its 507 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 10 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Tajikistan

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

79 of its 318 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Malaysia (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Sri Lanka (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (137 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 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 11,715 stories about harm among 70,240 counted on 28 Nov.

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Malaysia's news mentioned tropical storm more than ten times as often as usual. 17 in every 100 of the day's 70,240 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Indonesia, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 28 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Hong Kong74 in 100 of its 507 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria69 in 100 of its 129 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Sri Lanka65 in 100 of its 206 stories · usually 20 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Adiala Pakistan37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 199 Northern Ireland UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 56 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: 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: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHungary: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 30 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 89 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 189 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 167 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 309 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health25% 2,855 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 2,619 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents22% 2,462 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence14% 1,582 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 523 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 497 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 472 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 433 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 killed2,947 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,744 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Hong Kong Stories reporting arrests1,497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees212 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting evacuations168 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Hong Kong and Indonesia Stories reporting abductions139 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people displaced137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Brazil

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