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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 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: 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: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: 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: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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 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 lessCrimea: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readUK: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualChhattisgarh, India -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- displacement: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsLondon, UK -- rights & justice: 124 stories, carried by 214 outletsToronto, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 19 outletsPapiri, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 122 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Kebbi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · displacement · 15 stories ● London UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 124 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.