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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.

its stories →
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

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJordan: 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: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: too little coverage to readGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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 readPakistan: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualKazakhstan: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualBelize: warmth about its own usualMichigan, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsTokyo, Japan -- health: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsGwadar, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 41 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsOklahoma, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsVancouver, Canada -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 34 outletsKano, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Michigan US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Tokyo Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Gwadar Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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