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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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

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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: 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 lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-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: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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 lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: too little coverage to readChad: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualNiger: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIceland: warmth about its own usualEl Salvador: warmth about its own usualGeorgia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 24 stories, carried by 28 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 42 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 118 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

● Georgia US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 24 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories ● West Midlands UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.