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11,792 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 the Philippines, violence in Jerusalem and protests in San Carlos (Guatemala) drew the news. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIceland 80 in 100 of its 85 stories, usually 57
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

155 of its 431 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 69 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 257 of Israel's 1,203 stories about harm, carried by 449 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (99 stories). Outbreaks were named in 89 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Iceland

68 of its 85 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Grindavik accounted for 50 of Iceland's 68 stories about harm, carried by 200 outlets. Respiratory illness was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

28 of its 61 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Flooding was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Conflict & violence

Myanmar

27 of its 35 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 54%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 86 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jammu accounted for 24 of Kashmir's 44 stories about harm, carried by 14 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

61 of its 204 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Flooding was named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain.

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Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

Harare accounted for 37 of Zimbabwe's 58 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Cholera was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in Bangladesh (16 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flooding in Jamaica (12 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); outbreaks in Mexico (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 11,792 stories about harm among 62,584 counted on 18 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 62,584 stories, as usual. On 18 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 →

Iceland80 in 100 of its 85 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel74 in 100 of its 1,619 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine63 in 100 of its 582 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir51 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan49 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US108 stories about protests or strikes, of its 464 Jerusalem Israel81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 257 Gaza Palestine72 stories about protests or strikes, of its 308 Shifa Israel62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 192 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualMaine, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsLake District, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 12 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 11 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 16 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 29 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- rights & justice: 22 stories, carried by 16 outletsCalgary, Canada -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 91 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

● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Lake District UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 3,116 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Health25% 2,955 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,929 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Disasters & accidents14% 1,606 stories · about as usual Displacement5% 593 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 566 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 450 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 386 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 killed3,223 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,484 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,214 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured768 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions690 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees254 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill16 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 about as 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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