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7,767 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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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Indonesia, violence in Kyiv and protests in Yerevan (Armenia). Indonesia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostSri Lanka 83 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 28
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 9
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

136 of its 187 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Sumatra accounted for 57 of Indonesia's 136 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 106 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain, tropical storm and typhoon. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Ukraine

137 of its 327 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kyiv accounted for 105 of Ukraine's 137 stories about harm, carried by 336 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Sri Lanka

163 of its 197 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Colombo accounted for 101 of Sri Lanka's 163 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Tsunami was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

102 of its 187 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Caracas accounted for 55 of Venezuela's 102 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice 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

Hong Kong

125 of its 167 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (78 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

100 of its 164 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Gaza accounted for 62 of Palestine's 100 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

282 of its 687 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. HIV was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

59 of its 97 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Beirut accounted for 55 of Lebanon's 59 stories about harm, carried by 122 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); snowstorms in US (132 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in Canada (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tsunami in Sri Lanka (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storms in India (34 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 16; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 7,767 stories about harm among 40,730 counted on 30 Nov.

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No day had a higher share of stories about people being harmed since 12 October 2025. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 40,730 stories, above the usual 16. It was the third day running that the news turned to Indonesia. In Indonesia, 73% of the news was about people being harmed, where 31% is usual. Indonesia's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. This week the news turned most often to Nigeria, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sri Lanka83 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 28 · mostly disasters & accidents Hong Kong75 in 100 of its 167 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia73 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon61 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Kyiv Ukraine39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Washington US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Manila Philippines23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 New York US18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Delhi India16 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131

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 lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: 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: no storiesTanzania: 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 lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSeychelles: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: 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 lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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: no storiesEl 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 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: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: 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 lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & 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: no storiesYemen: 86 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 55 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 71 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Thailand: 41 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 56 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 83 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 318 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 41 in 100 of its 687 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lithuania: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 61 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 48 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 73 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Guinea-Bissau: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 38 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Croatia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 75 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 32 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Argentina: 35 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 110 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 42 in 100 of its 327 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 61 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Sri Lanka 83 in 100 of its 197 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Hong Kong 75 in 100 of its 167 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Indonesia 73 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 61 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 55 in 100 of its 187 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 61 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents26% 1,995 stories · much more than usual (usually 18%) Health21% 1,592 stories · much less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice20% 1,552 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence17% 1,300 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 473 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 253 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 220 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 219 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 killed2,384 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,126 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sri Lanka Stories reporting arrests899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured792 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions171 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Israel Stories reporting people displaced131 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Sri Lanka and the US Stories reporting evacuations110 at about twice the usual rate · most about Indonesia and Sri Lanka Stories reporting refugees101 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Canada and the US

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 harsher than 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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