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10,084 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 news turned to violence in Khanyar, flooding in Venezuela and protests in Chapare (Bolivia). Kashmir's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 80 in 100 of its 179 stories, usually 34
RegionCentral Asia 20 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
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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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

144 of its 179 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Khanyar accounted for 57 of Kashmir's 144 stories about harm, carried by 39 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (57 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories → Khanyar stories →
Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

42 of its 72 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Valencia accounted for 39 of Venezuela's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (33 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms and heavy rain.

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

Spain

184 of its 424 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

117 of its 223 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Tehran accounted for 74 of Iran's 117 stories about harm, carried by 238 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Nigeria

308 of its 908 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. 85 of Abuja's 106 stories were about protests or strikes. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 74 of Palestine's 97 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Polio was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

82 of its 234 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Greece

42 of its 173 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: polio in Palestine (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Israel (52 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); landslides in Japan (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); poisoning in India (17 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 17 the day before
21 in 10017 in 1004 Oct11 Oct18 Oct25 Oct2 Nov4 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 18 in 10023 Oct: 18 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 17 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 17 in 1001 Nov: 17 in 1002 Nov: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 10,084 stories about harm among 57,037 counted on 2 Nov.

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In Kashmir, 80% of the news was about people being harmed, where 34% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 57,037 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 3 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Kashmir80 in 100 of its 179 stories · usually 34 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 149 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 572 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon62 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 36 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Abuja Nigeria85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 106 Washington US82 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Tehran Iran33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 74 Dhaka Bangladesh24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman 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 lessTunisia: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi 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 lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: no storiesLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: 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: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: 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: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: 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 lessDR Congo: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: no storiesBulgaria: 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 lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVenezuela: 58 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Taiwan: 27 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 31 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 72 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 43 in 100 of its 424 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Singapore: 30 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 42 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 34 in 100 of its 669 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 34 in 100 of its 908 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mauritius: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lithuania: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 62 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kuwait: 29 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 65 in 100 of its 572 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 52 in 100 of its 223 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Greece: 24 in 100 of its 173 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 59 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Dominican Republic: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 74 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 37 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 171 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 80 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 80 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 80 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 35 in 100 of its 234 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 65 in 100 of its 149 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 80 in 100 of its 179 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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

● Kashmir 80 in 100 of its 179 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 65 in 100 of its 572 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 65 in 100 of its 149 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 62 in 100 of its 154 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 52 in 100 of its 223 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Venezuela 58 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,630 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 2,396 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,673 stories · less than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence16% 1,595 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 586 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 364 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 355 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 204 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 killed2,771 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,270 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured841 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced143 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations103 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees79 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill30 at about the usual rate

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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