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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
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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: too little coverage to readSt. 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: 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 readNepal: too little coverage to readNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: too little coverage to readGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 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: too little coverage to readAksai 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualGlasgow, UK -- health: 62 stories, carried by 160 outletsAccra, Ghana -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 12 outletsKhanyar, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 39 outletsPennsylvania State Police, US -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 50 outletsAnantnag, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsAwka, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsMidlands, UK -- health: 21 stories, carried by 145 outletsOhio, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 18 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

● Glasgow UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 62 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Khanyar Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 57 stories ● Pennsylvania State Police US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Anantnag Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 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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