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15,293 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 news turned to a disaster in Kathmandu, illness in Dhaka and arrests in Lebanon. Nepal's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 88 in 100 of its 105 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

92 of its 105 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Kathmandu accounted for 54 of Nepal's 92 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

103 of its 228 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Dhaka accounted for 52 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories → Dhaka stories →
Health

Lebanon

28 of its 83 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Bahamas

40 of its 81 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Tropical storm was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

98 of its 474 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Mexico

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Poisoning was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kherson accounted for 148 of Ukraine's 293 stories about harm, carried by 271 outlets. Road crashes were named in 56 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 45 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. 33 of Tehran's 45 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Rwanda

17 of its 27 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. 4 of Kigali's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Bahamas (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); road crashes in Ukraine (56 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in US (463 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 9 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 15,293 stories about harm among 89,069 counted on 9 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 19 December 2019. of the day's 89,069 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. Nepal stood out: 88% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. In the Bahamas' news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 7 times their usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal88 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria65 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Iran50 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Bahamas49 in 100 of its 81 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US131 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102 London UK46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45 Boston US22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 113

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: 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: 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 lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR 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: too little coverage to readChile: 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 readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: 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: 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 lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualArizona, US -- rights & justice: 40 stories, carried by 39 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 20 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsBeirut, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 25 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 47 stories, carried by 30 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 25 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

● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 40 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Beirut Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 5,485 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,134 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,506 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Conflict & violence10% 1,470 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood8% 1,191 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 506 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 267 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 killed2,739 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,402 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,235 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured681 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting refugees158 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced127 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting evacuations123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout two-thirds of 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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