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21,254 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 day's news pointed at road crashes in Kashmir, a disaster in Grindavik and rights and justice in Cite Soleil. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 74 in 100 of its 198 stories, usually 34
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

147 of its 198 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Jammu accounted for 100 of Kashmir's 147 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (53 stories). Road crashes were named in 27 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Jammu stories →
Displacement

Rwanda

122 of its 326 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about 6 times the usual rate (81 stories). Drought was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Syria

77 of its 98 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Ghouta accounted for 47 of Syria's 77 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

95 of its 247 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 328 of Palestine's 390 stories about harm, carried by 335 outlets. Covid was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Fiji

46 of its 69 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Indonesia

72 of its 230 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flu in Vietnam (55 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heatwave in Brazil (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Germany (31 of its stories, about three times its usual); bird flu in Türkiye (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in France (23 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10017 Oct24 Oct31 Oct7 Nov15 Nov17 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 10011 Nov: 19 in 10012 Nov: 20 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 10014 Nov: 19 in 10015 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 21,254 stories about harm among 113,700 counted on 15 Nov.

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Vietnam's news mentioned the flu more than ten times as often as usual. 19 in every 100 of the day's 113,700 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Kashmir. Kashmir stood out: 74% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 34%. On 15 November 2022, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria79 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir74 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland73 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 54 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel72 in 100 of its 3,023 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Fiji67 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 Shifa Israel125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 372 Jerusalem Israel112 stories about protests or strikes, of its 271 London UK84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 381 Gaza Palestine68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 328

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Vietnam: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 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: no storiesSouth Sudan: 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 lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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: no storiesKenya: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGermany: 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 storiesFinland: 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 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 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 lessCape 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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 lessBolivia: 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 lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: 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 lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican 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: near the world's share or lessPitcairn: 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: no storiesMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessNauru: 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: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 38 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Zambia: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 64 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 37 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 712 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 33 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 79 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 25 in 100 of its 961 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 69 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Senegal: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 37 in 100 of its 326 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 819 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 69 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 50 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 72 in 100 of its 3,023 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 31 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 161 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 31 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iceland: 73 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 67 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Fiji: 67 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)DR Congo: 60 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 67 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Chad: 30 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Central African Republic: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cameroon: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 254 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 29 in 100 of its 712 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 55 in 100 of its 711 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 74 in 100 of its 198 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 72 in 100 of its 3,023 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 74 in 100 of its 198 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 79 in 100 of its 98 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iceland 73 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 55 in 100 of its 711 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Fiji 67 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 5,867 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 4,977 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 3,362 stories · much less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents13% 2,810 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,186 stories · more than usual (usually 4%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 1,043 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 828 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 785 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 killed5,242 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,058 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,126 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions988 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced276 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations241 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Iceland Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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
● 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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