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10,008 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 Paris (France), evacuations in Ukraine and a disaster in Grindavik. Ukraine's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of peace efforts ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 86 in 100 of its 90 stories, usually 42
RegionOceania 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

France

136 of its 436 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Paris accounted for 105 of France's 136 stories about harm, carried by 450 outlets. 64 of Paris' 105 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about 7 times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

191 of its 411 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Train derailment was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Philippines

127 of its 449 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Covid was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

Fiji

31 of its 58 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Cyclone was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

42 of its 56 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Darfur accounted for 30 of Sudan's 42 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

UK

141 of London's 270 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (99 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories). Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 265 of Palestine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 406 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Thailand

36 of its 89 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: heavy rain in Ireland (68 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); cyclone in Fiji (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); earthquake in Ghana (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in China (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heatwave in Australia (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 10,008 stories about harm among 50,046 counted on 12 Nov.

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Reports of peace efforts, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 50,046 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ireland's news, mentions of heavy rain ran about 5 times their usual. France stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 19%. A year earlier, on 12 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 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 →

Iceland86 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan75 in 100 of its 56 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel74 in 100 of its 1,964 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 529 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji53 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 15 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Gaza Palestine66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Shifa Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 232 Paris France64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105 Tel Aviv Israel60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: too little coverage to readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: 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: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: too little coverage to readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualMadrid, Spain -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsWindrush, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsHawaii, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsDenver, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 22 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsAccra, Ghana -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 13 outletsBengaluru, India -- health: 17 stories, carried by 20 outletsManila, Philippines -- rights & justice: 20 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

● Madrid Spain about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories ● Windrush UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Denver US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence25% 2,471 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Health24% 2,345 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 2,065 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,396 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 549 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 412 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 349 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 245 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 killed3,054 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,282 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions631 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced259 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations172 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill8 at about the usual rate

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 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?

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