← 4 Nov Sunday 5 November 2023 · to 23:59 UTC 6 Nov →
What the world's news said happened to people.
Counts of coverage, not of suffering
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.

How to read these numbers →

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.

Read the day's briefing

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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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 readSingapore: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualMichigan, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsOhio, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMerseyside, UK -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsMianwali, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 22 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 21 stories, carried by 27 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 23 outletsBelfast, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 102 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 one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Ohio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Merseyside UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Mianwali Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 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?

The weekly briefing · 19 Oct – 25 Oct

The week in human impact

Read the week →

Unlock a year of trends, free. Follow up to 5 countries, with a bell when their news changes, and 👍 vote for Pro — ten years of the archive, any period, daily alerts.

Create a free account

Sign in · a username, an email and a password.

How to read these numbers →

These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.