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13,825 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 violence in Kabul, a disaster in Gaza and homes and services in Ostrava. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 36 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSaudi Arabia 35 in 100 of its 260 stories, usually 15
RegionCentral Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

55 of its 97 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 23 of Afghanistan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 41 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Palestine

66 of its 93 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Gaza accounted for 39 of Palestine's 66 stories about harm, carried by 99 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Health

Cyprus

15 of its 32 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iraq

37 of its 71 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 47 of Iran's 142 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. 34 of Tehran's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

91 of its 260 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

19 of its 35 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

24 of its 55 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

17 of its 22 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. 6 of Khartoum's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Mexico (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Russia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10019 Oct26 Oct2 Nov9 Nov18 Nov19 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 19 in 10022 Oct: 20 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 19 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 19 in 1005 Nov: 20 in 1006 Nov: 20 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10012 Nov: 18 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 18 in 10015 Nov: 18 in 10016 Nov: 19 in 10017 Nov: 19 in 10018 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 13,825 stories about harm among 78,631 counted on 18 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. A year earlier, on 18 November 2021, 24 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Afghanistan stood out: 57% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 44%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 78,631 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine71 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Iran52 in 100 of its 271 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Iraq52 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon44 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 27 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 London UK38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Tehran Iran34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47 Bangkok Thailand28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Los Angeles US26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: no storiesIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 storiesTajikistan: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: 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 lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: 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: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLithuania: 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 lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: 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: near the world's share or lessNew 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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 lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Zambia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 54 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 33 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 29 in 100 of its 302 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Thailand: 30 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 77 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sri Lanka: 31 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 656 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 65 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 36 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Saudi Arabia: 35 in 100 of its 260 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 39 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 30 in 100 of its 944 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Poland: 28 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 29 in 100 of its 471 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 31 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 44 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kyrgyzstan: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kazakhstan: 39 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 272 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 52 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 271 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 25 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Czechia: 45 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cyprus: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 35 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Hong Kong: 25 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 26 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Brunei: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bahrain: 39 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 43 in 100 of its 744 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 71 in 100 of its 93 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 32 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Palestine 71 in 100 of its 93 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 271 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 97 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 43 in 100 of its 744 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iraq 52 in 100 of its 71 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Saudi Arabia 35 in 100 of its 260 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health36% 4,983 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,176 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 1,798 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence10% 1,396 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 868 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 683 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 220 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 killed3,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,147 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured720 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced107 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and the US Stories reporting abductions62 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations53 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half 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 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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