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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readUkraine: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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 readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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 lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: too little coverage to readCentral 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 lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualFinland: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKebbi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 18 outletsChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsCalgary, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsOklahoma, US -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsLagos, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 13 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsVargem Grande Paulista, Brazil -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsState of Minnesota, US -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 12 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

● Kebbi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 stories ● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Calgary Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Lagos Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories

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.