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17,718 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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Most of the day's attention went to a disaster in Grindavik, violence in Mayadin and protests in Combani (Mayotte). Syria's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostFiji 64 in 100 of its 88 stories, usually 16
RegionCentral Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Iceland

125 of its 157 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Grindavik accounted for 92 of Iceland's 125 stories about harm, carried by 191 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Grindavik stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

119 of its 176 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mayadin accounted for 48 of Syria's 119 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Illness was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Mayadin stories →
Rights & justice

Peru

39 of its 95 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Lima accounted for 36 of Peru's 39 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Burkina Faso

18 of its 19 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Zaongo accounted for 14 of Burkina Faso's 18 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Ireland

317 of its 1,225 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (52 stories). Storms were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Sudan

49 of its 67 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Darfur accounted for 22 of Sudan's 49 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Uganda

43 of its 113 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (56 stories). Heavy rain was named in 84 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with extreme cold. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

56 of its 88 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Cyclone was named in 44 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in Fiji (44 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in Vietnam (84 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Kenya (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in Ireland (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); road crashes in France (11 of its stories, about three times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 17,718 stories about harm among 94,495 counted on 13 Nov.

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It was the fifth day running that the news turned to Iceland. of the day's 94,495 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Iceland stood out: 80% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 46%. A year earlier, on 13 November 2022, 19 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 →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan73 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Israel72 in 100 of its 2,468 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Syria68 in 100 of its 176 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji64 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

London UK199 stories about protests or strikes, of its 441 Gaza Palestine87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 358 Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 462 Jerusalem Israel78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 342 Paris France50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 105

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: 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'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra 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: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNorway: 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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: feelings about like the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sParaguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNamibia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIceland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as fearful as 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 · 193 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 119 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 1,770 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 18 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 428 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 83 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 5,003 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice21% 3,659 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence18% 3,218 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,553 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 981 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 803 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 629 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 603 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 killed4,803 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,700 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,101 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions804 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations290 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees245 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and China

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 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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