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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.

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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).

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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.

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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
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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 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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 lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about one and a half times its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualCyprus: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSan Diego, US -- health: 126 stories, carried by 221 outletsBletchley, UK -- health: 42 stories, carried by 143 outletsMongla, Bangladesh -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 28 stories, carried by 34 outletsWeirton, US -- food & livelihood: 14 stories, carried by 53 outletsBlue Mountains, Australia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- shelter & services: 22 stories, carried by 14 outletsBristol, UK -- rights & justice: 45 stories, carried by 122 outletsOkanagan, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 14 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

● Nepal warmth about one and a half times usual ● Bangladesh warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● San Diego US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 126 stories ● Bletchley UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 42 stories ● Mongla Bangladesh about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 28 stories ● Weirton US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 14 stories ● Blue Mountains Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 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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