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20,902 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 protests in Panama City (Panama), the typhoon in the Philippines and people displaced in Darfur. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 50 in 100 of its 56 stories, usually 17
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Panama

28 of its 56 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 7 of Panama City's 11 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Panama over 30 days → its stories → Panama City stories →
Health

Philippines

258 of its 835 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Typhoon was named in 60 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with storm surge.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 50 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Measles was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 32 of Iran's 62 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 17 of Tehran's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Venezuela

20 of its 61 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 3 of Caracas' 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Spain

13 of Madrid's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Mexico

Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

46 of its 68 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Portugal

42 of its 160 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (20 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: tsunami in Indonesia (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Somalia (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Ukraine (52 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Mexico (19 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 20,902 stories about harm among 116,584 counted on 8 Nov.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 4 October 2023. Panama stood out: 50% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 17%. Mentions of the tsunami ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 116,584 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 3,041 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan65 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Palestine62 in 100 of its 720 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Panama50 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 17 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 631 Jerusalem Israel139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 547 London UK83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Gaza Palestine59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 379 Dhaka Bangladesh37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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 lessSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: 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 readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readPhilippines: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 26 outletsBlackrock, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 26 stories, carried by 18 outletsWest Melbourne, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 25 outletsKidal, Mali -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 16 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 24 outletsCromarty Firth, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 33 stories, carried by 36 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

● Kaduna Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Montana US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Blackrock UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 26 stories ● West Melbourne US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Kidal Mali about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 6,139 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 4,790 stories · more than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence18% 3,658 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,532 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 1,217 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 768 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 730 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 636 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 killed5,835 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,276 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,066 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions1,043 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced374 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations228 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill23 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the Philippines

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Feara little less than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.