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13,987 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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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Cuba, rights and justice in Buenos Aires and flooding in Romania. Argentina's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostCuba 76 in 100 of its 152 stories, usually 58
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

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

116 of its 152 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Earthquake was named in 62 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

51 of its 128 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Buenos Aires accounted for 36 of Argentina's 51 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Shelter & services

Romania

30 of its 147 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 9%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (18 stories). Flooding was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

Romania over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Chad

23 of its 50 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Chad over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

Mali

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Bamako accounted for 25 of Mali's 29 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

191 of its 696 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (71 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Canada

Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Flu was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with bird flu and power cuts. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Health

Philippines

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories). Storm surge was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

13 of its 31 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

46 of its 227 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Azerbaijan (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); drought in Afghanistan (20 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Pakistan (41 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in France (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 13,987 stories about harm among 83,507 counted on 11 Nov.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Cuba. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 83,507 stories, as usual. On 12 November 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. In Cuba, 76% of the news was about people being harmed, where 58% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Cuba76 in 100 of its 152 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine61 in 100 of its 178 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 874 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon59 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Syria51 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 492 Baku Azerbaijan55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 285 Dhaka Bangladesh21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 38

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readOman: 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican 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 readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: 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: too little coverage to readMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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: 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 readBritish 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readPakistan: warmth about its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualEemshaven, Netherlands -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 58 outletsSokoto, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsShanghai, China -- health: 17 stories, carried by 22 outletsKebbi, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 27 outletsManchester, UK -- health: 59 stories, carried by 207 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsOlathe, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 163 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

● Eemshaven Netherlands about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Sokoto Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Shanghai China about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Kebbi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 16 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,830 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 2,921 stories · less than usual (usually 24%) Conflict & violence18% 2,463 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,425 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 743 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 530 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 517 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 292 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 killed3,586 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,541 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,319 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions199 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced199 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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