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34,634 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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Violence in Jerusalem, protests in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and rights and justice in Kenya drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Saudi Arabia → Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorth Macedonia 49 in 100 of its 192 stories, usually 3
RegionOceania 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Israel

1,811 of its 2,304 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Jerusalem accounted for 857 of Israel's 1,811 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Gas explosion was named in 33 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.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Ethiopia

155 of its 250 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Addis Ababa accounted for 91 of Ethiopia's 155 stories about harm, carried by 107 outlets. 84 of Addis Ababa's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (140 stories).

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories → Addis Ababa stories →
Rights & justice

Kenya

171 of its 581 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Natural hazards were named in 65 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jordan

94 of its 207 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Tajikistan

32 of its 39 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Khujand accounted for 30 of Tajikistan's 32 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. 30 of Khujand's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Afghanistan

501 of its 641 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 68%. Kabul accounted for 245 of Afghanistan's 501 stories about harm, carried by 235 outlets. 147 of Kabul's 245 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Zimbabwe

213 of its 610 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. 126 of Harare's 161 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories). Cholera was named in 105 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Australia

1,388 of its 6,054 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (230 stories). Gas explosion was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Poland

92 of its 252 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 28 of Warsaw's 55 stories were about protests or strikes. Road crashes were named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

188 of its 458 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (148 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Zimbabwe (105 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); hurricane in Bahamas (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); meningitis in Burundi (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Norway (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); rubella in Indonesia (37 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 23 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 34,634 stories about harm among 170,591 counted on 12 Nov.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Saudi Arabia. of the day's 170,591 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. Mentions of the cholera ran about 5 times their usual in Zimbabwe's news. In Israel, 79% of the news was about people being harmed, where 48% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen82 in 100 of its 302 stories · usually 76 · mostly conflict & violence Israel79 in 100 of its 2,304 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan78 in 100 of its 641 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Syria71 in 100 of its 215 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 250 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France408 stories about protests or strikes, of its 713 Jerusalem Israel366 stories about protests or strikes, of its 857 Mississippi US276 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Washington US216 stories about protests or strikes, of its 875 Atlanta US210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 267

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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCayman 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 lessUkraine: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 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 lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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 lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: 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: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: 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 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 lessN. Cyprus: 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: 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 readChina: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: too little coverage to readBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualUS: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMorocco: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKenya: warmth about twice its own usualItaly: warmth about one and a half times its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about one and a half times its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about one and a half times its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAlgeria: warmth about its own usualCaloundra, Australia -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 32 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsKhujand, Tajikistan -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 15 outletsOregon, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsBali, Malaysia -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsLake Como, Italy -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 19 stories, carried by 21 outletsBuhari, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 15 outletsBaghlan, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 13 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

● Kenya warmth about twice usual ● Morocco warmth about one and a half times usual ● Italy warmth about one and a half times usual ● Cyprus warmth about one and a half times usual ● Portugal warmth about one and a half times usual ● France warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Caloundra Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 26 stories ● Kentucky US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Khujand Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Oregon US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Bali Malaysia about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents24% 8,028 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Conflict & violence23% 7,839 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice21% 7,050 stories · much less than usual (usually 29%) Health20% 6,689 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,857 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 1,173 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 952 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 562 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 killed14,251 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected5,285 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people injured2,851 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,547 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people displaced922 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about the US and Saudi Arabia Stories reporting evacuations902 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting refugees518 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions323 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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 softer 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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