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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
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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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 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: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRomania: warmth about its own usualOman: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKogi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsPerth, Australia -- health: 29 stories, carried by 39 outletsKyoto, Japan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsTullamore, Ireland -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 23 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 13 outletsBlackrock, UK -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 40 stories, carried by 104 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 29 stories, carried by 32 outletsDoha, Qatar -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 10 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

● Kogi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Perth Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 29 stories ● Kyoto Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Tullamore Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 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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