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What the world's news said happened to people.
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19,468 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 earthquake in Iceland, people injured in Canada and people falling ill in Pakistan drew the news. Iceland's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ireland and the US →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPanama 40 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 20
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

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Iceland

35 of its 72 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Earthquake was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with volcanic eruption. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (53 stories). Power cuts were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Canada over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Natural hazards were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

26 of its 32 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Mogadishu accounted for 11 of Somalia's 26 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Finland

35 of its 123 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brazil

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Displacement

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 30 of Sudan's 46 stories about harm, carried by 53 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Mexico (32 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Egypt (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); volcanic eruption in Japan (32 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Vietnam (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Kenya (16 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 20; 19 the day before
22 in 10018 in 10012 Oct19 Oct26 Oct2 Nov10 Nov12 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 1006 Nov: 18 in 1007 Nov: 18 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 19 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 19,468 stories about harm among 106,808 counted on 10 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Ireland and the US. of the day's 106,808 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 20. the news turned to Iceland for the second day running. Iceland's news was 49% about people being harmed, against a usual 35%. A year earlier, on 10 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 2,937 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan68 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Palestine62 in 100 of its 720 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Iran55 in 100 of its 142 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland49 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel122 stories about protests or strikes, of its 385 Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 437 London UK107 stories about protests or strikes, of its 369 Gaza Palestine84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 338 Hollywood US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: 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 lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: 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: no storiesSamoa: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: 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: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 lessAustria: 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 lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: no storiesNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: near the world's share or lessSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 241 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 58 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 46 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 58 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 68 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 855 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 81 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 53 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)St Vincent: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Paraguay: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Panama: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 786 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Korea: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nicaragua: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mongolia: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 32 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kenya: 27 in 100 of its 297 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Jamaica: 28 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 2,937 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 35 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 55 in 100 of its 142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iceland: 49 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Germany: 24 in 100 of its 816 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Finland: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 33 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cameroon: 40 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belgium: 25 in 100 of its 106 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Barbados: 29 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 35 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Algeria: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 30 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 32 in 100 of its 678 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 70 in 100 of its 2,937 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 720 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 68 in 100 of its 68 stories · mostly displacement ● Iran 55 in 100 of its 142 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 49 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Syria 46 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,481 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice24% 4,532 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Conflict & violence19% 3,662 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,238 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 1,314 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 695 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 690 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 523 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 killed5,418 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,914 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,091 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions925 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced326 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees315 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations209 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill32 at about twice the usual rate · most about Ireland and 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 much softer 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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