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18,100 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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A disaster in Jajarkot, rights and justice in Conakry and people killed in the Philippines drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 70 in 100 of its 222 stories, usually 44
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

155 of its 222 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Jajarkot accounted for 94 of Nepal's 155 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Jajarkot stories →
Conflict & violence

Guinea

32 of its 44 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Conakry accounted for 25 of Guinea's 32 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Guinea over 30 days → its stories → Conakry stories →
Health

Philippines

234 of its 756 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (109 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 60 of Iran's 111 stories about harm, carried by 144 outlets. 30 of Tehran's 60 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 →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Cameroon

19 of its 33 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Puerto Rico

12 of its 28 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

248 of its 690 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Covid was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sudan

Khartoum accounted for 25 of Sudan's 56 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. Hunger was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Road crashes were named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 444 of Palestine's 524 stories about harm, carried by 721 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (91 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Somalia (20 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); hunger in Sudan (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); covid in Ukraine (49 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Kenya (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (26 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 18,100 stories about harm among 99,724 counted on 6 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 5 October 2023. 18 in every 100 of the day's 99,724 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. For the third day running, the news turned to Nepal. Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Mentions of heavy rain ran about 8 times their usual in Somalia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 3,118 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal70 in 100 of its 222 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan68 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 63 · mostly health Palestine64 in 100 of its 814 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 207 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Gaza Palestine120 stories about protests or strikes, of its 444 Tel Aviv Israel103 stories about protests or strikes, of its 300 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 370 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: 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'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: 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: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: too little coverage to readJersey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGuinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMayotte: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 192 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,237 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 33 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 524 stories about harm ● China about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 291 stories about harm ● Singapore a little warmer than the world's · 66 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,882 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice21% 3,785 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence21% 3,760 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,382 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,026 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 769 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 654 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 535 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 killed5,663 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,963 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,715 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,500 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,014 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees396 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced289 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations205 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill7 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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 about as 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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