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10,133 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 the earthquake in the Philippines, violence in Gaza and heavy rain in Bulgaria. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostArgentina 38 in 100 of its 123 stories, usually 14
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 57 in 100 of its stories, usually 54
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Philippines

167 of its 498 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (41 stories). Earthquake was named in 38 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 →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

375 of its 532 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. Gaza accounted for 314 of Palestine's 375 stories about harm, carried by 530 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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

Iraq

26 of its 42 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Baghdad accounted for 18 of Iraq's 26 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

167 of its 392 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Power cuts were named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Kenya

56 of its 180 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (157 stories). Hypothermia was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with plague. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Canada

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Food poisoning was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 26 of Iran's 50 stories about harm, carried by 37 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in Kenya (28 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (18 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Nigeria (23 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); food poisoning in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in UK (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 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 10,133 stories about harm among 51,138 counted on 19 Nov.

Read the day's briefing

People displaced were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. of the day's 51,138 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to the Philippines for the second day running. A year earlier, on 19 November 2022, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In the Philippines, 34% of the news was about people being harmed, where 24% is usual. This week the news turned most often to Iceland, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel75 in 100 of its 1,869 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Iceland75 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine70 in 100 of its 532 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Iran54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine43 in 100 of its 392 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Jerusalem Israel49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 181 Gaza Palestine43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 314 Tel Aviv Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Shifa Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213

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'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: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: too little coverage to readChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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'sVietnam: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 fearful 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 1,408 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 375 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 175 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 37 stories about harm ● Ghana few stories a little warmer than the world's · 25 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,415 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice24% 2,367 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,947 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents14% 1,384 stories · about as usual Displacement6% 627 stories · more than usual (usually 3%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 492 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 397 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 363 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 killed3,084 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,340 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests822 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions797 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people injured680 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced327 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations288 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill12 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 harsher 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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