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22,256 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 Jammu, protests in Tehran (Iran) and rights and justice in Kampala. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostBelize 44 in 100 of its 68 stories, usually 22
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Kashmir

61 of its 134 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jammu accounted for 25 of Kashmir's 61 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

108 of its 176 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Tehran accounted for 73 of Iran's 108 stories about harm, carried by 97 outlets. 39 of Tehran's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane.

El Salvador over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Mali

22 of its 38 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

635 of its 928 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 554 of Palestine's 635 stories about harm, carried by 656 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

77 of its 249 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Harare accounted for 45 of Zimbabwe's 77 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

196 of its 572 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (196 stories). Building collapse was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Chile

19 of its 78 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Jamaica (20 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (19 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Canada (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in US (54 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); storm surge in UK (11 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
23 in 10018 in 1003 Oct10 Oct17 Oct24 Oct1 Nov3 Oct: 18 in 1004 Oct: 18 in 1005 Oct: 18 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 22 in 1008 Oct: 23 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 21 in 10015 Oct: 22 in 10016 Oct: 20 in 10017 Oct: 19 in 10018 Oct: 21 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 20 in 10021 Oct: 20 in 10022 Oct: 21 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 19 in 10026 Oct: 19 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 20 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 20 in 10031 Oct: 19 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 22,256 stories about harm among 116,276 counted on 1 Nov.

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Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in Jamaica's news. of the day's 116,276 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Kashmir stood out: 46% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. A year earlier, on 1 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. Over October, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 in October 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 3,557 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 928 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran61 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 189 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice Syria56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US175 stories about protests or strikes, of its 755 Jerusalem Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 303 Gaza Palestine71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 554 Tel Aviv Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198 London UK58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 374

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: 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: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: 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: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: 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 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNiger: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 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: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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 lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & 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 lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Vanuatu: 88 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 42 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 47 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 35 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 714 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 710 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 41 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,844 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 77 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 58 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 28 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 33 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 30 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 3,557 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 61 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 60 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 32 in 100 of its 278 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 29 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Costa Rica: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 61 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bolivia: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Belize: 44 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 33 in 100 of its 345 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Armenia: 35 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 57 in 100 of its 189 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 34 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 928 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 134 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

● Israel 71 in 100 of its 3,557 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 928 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 61 in 100 of its 176 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 57 in 100 of its 189 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 134 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 6,234 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 4,739 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence20% 4,357 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,829 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,226 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 929 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 809 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 755 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 killed6,387 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,417 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,079 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,071 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees472 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced309 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations255 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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