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10,810 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 extreme cold in Nepal, violence in Conakry and rights and justice in Hamburg. Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 80 in 100 of its 259 stories, usually 40
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Much 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

206 of its 259 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Jajarkot accounted for 148 of Nepal's 206 stories about harm, carried by 376 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (150 stories). Extreme cold was named in 33 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Jajarkot stories →
Health

Philippines

167 of its 534 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (65 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Ukraine

195 of its 425 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Covid was named in 45 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

36 of its 56 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (89 stories). Plague was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Road crashes were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Moldova

10 of its 33 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Taiwan

18 of its 72 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Singapore (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (45 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); drought in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in France (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
23 in 10019 in 1007 Oct14 Oct21 Oct28 Oct5 Nov7 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 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 21 in 1005 Nov: 21 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 10,810 stories about harm among 52,044 counted on 5 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 21 in every 100 of the day's 52,044 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Nepal. In Singapore's news, mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual. Nepal stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 40%. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal80 in 100 of its 259 stories · usually 40 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel76 in 100 of its 2,239 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 632 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299 Gaza Palestine115 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 238 Tel Aviv Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 London UK79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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: 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 lessUganda: 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: no storiesTogo: 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 lessSouth Sudan: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: 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 lessKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: 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 lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape 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 lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: 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: 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: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook 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: no storiesWallis & 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: no storiesMayotte: no storiesYemen: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Türkiye: 31 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Syria: 55 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sudan: 66 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Somalia: 58 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Sierra Leone: 56 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 534 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 524 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Nepal: 80 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Lebanon: 64 in 100 of its 56 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Israel: 76 in 100 of its 2,239 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iraq: 56 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iran: 54 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Iceland: 39 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Guinea: 92 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Germany: 44 in 100 of its 489 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Egypt: 31 in 100 of its 139 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Cuba: 36 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bulgaria: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Barbados: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Austria: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Ukraine: 46 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Palestine: 68 in 100 of its 632 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 21)
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 21 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 76 in 100 of its 2,239 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 80 in 100 of its 259 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 68 in 100 of its 632 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 64 in 100 of its 56 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 46 in 100 of its 425 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 54 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence26% 2,789 stories · about as usual Health23% 2,423 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice22% 2,388 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,438 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 471 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 330 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 318 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 killed3,610 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,176 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions774 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees233 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations183 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill5 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Kenya

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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