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12,669 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 landslides in Nepal, rights and justice in Hanoi and protests in Conakry (Guinea). Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 85 in 100 of its 512 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

437 of its 512 stories (85%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Jajarkot accounted for 317 of Nepal's 437 stories about harm, carried by 569 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (351 stories). Landslides were named in 151 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Vietnam

359 of its 775 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Hanoi accounted for 257 of Vietnam's 359 stories about harm, carried by 6 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (57 stories). Illness was named in 113 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories → Hanoi stories →
Protests & strikes

Guinea

62 of its 83 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Conakry accounted for 60 of Guinea's 62 stories about harm, carried by 103 outlets. 38 of Conakry's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (58 stories).

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

Pakistan

283 of its 754 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Italy

78 of its 351 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (16 stories). Flooding was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storms, heavy rain and power cuts.

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

19 of its 58 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 48 of Bangladesh's 71 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. 26 of Dhaka's 48 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Plane crash was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Italy (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); illness in Russia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Australia (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); natural hazards in India (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); volcanic eruption in Israel (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

21 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 4 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 12,669 stories about harm among 60,927 counted on 4 Nov.

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Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 60,927 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Nepal stood out: 85% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 32%. Mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual in Nepal's news. A year earlier, on 4 November 2022, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal85 in 100 of its 512 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine76 in 100 of its 591 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Guinea75 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence Israel73 in 100 of its 2,072 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 99 stories · usually 56 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Gaza Palestine72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 402 Washington US72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 353 Jerusalem Israel57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 155 London UK55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 184

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: too little coverage to readVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPakistan: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBelize: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBahrain: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about three times as fearful as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Nepal about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 437 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,517 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 452 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 140 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice24% 2,934 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Health23% 2,905 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Conflict & violence22% 2,768 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,002 stories · more than usual (usually 13%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 591 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 419 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 419 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 416 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 killed4,431 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,655 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nepal and Israel Stories reporting people affected1,439 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,316 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions776 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations241 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced211 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees194 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US

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 harsher 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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