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16,582 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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Illness in Philippine, protests in Sukhumi (Georgia) and deaths in Buenos Aires drew the news. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIraq 46 in 100 of its 122 stories, usually 31
RegionEvery region about as usual
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 136 of the Philippines' 237 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Storm surge was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Rights & justice

New Zealand

121 of its 530 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (41 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 239 of Israel's 623 stories about harm, carried by 418 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (74 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guam

16 of its 25 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Iraq

56 of its 122 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Sweden

44 of its 167 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Health

Angola

11 of its 28 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Guyana

16 of its 67 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Guam (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Cuba (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flooding in Pakistan (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); flu in Canada (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Australia (18 of its stories, about 10 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
19 in 10014 in 10014 Oct21 Oct28 Oct4 Nov12 Nov14 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 1003 Nov: 18 in 1004 Nov: 17 in 1005 Nov: 16 in 1006 Nov: 14 in 1007 Nov: 16 in 1008 Nov: 17 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10011 Nov: 17 in 10012 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 16,582 stories about harm among 101,269 counted on 12 Nov.

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Guam's news mentioned tropical storm more than ten times as often as usual. 16 in every 100 of the day's 101,269 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon69 in 100 of its 132 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba61 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine57 in 100 of its 210 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan55 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 65 · mostly displacement

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US132 stories about protests or strikes, of its 587 Jerusalem Israel38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 London UK36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 302 Baku Azerbaijan34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Imphal India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 40

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: 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 lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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 storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessNicaragua: 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: no storiesMontenegro: 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: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: 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 lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench 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 lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominica: 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 lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: 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 storiesAntigua & Barbuda: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: 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: no storiesJersey: 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: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 28 in 100 of its 231 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guam: 64 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 42 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sweden: 26 in 100 of its 167 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 55 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Spain: 22 in 100 of its 473 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 866 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Samoa: 38 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 24 in 100 of its 622 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 34 in 100 of its 702 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 702 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 21 in 100 of its 1,357 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 530 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mauritius: 25 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 23 in 100 of its 364 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 69 in 100 of its 132 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 24 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 56 in 100 of its 1,122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 46 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 33 in 100 of its 177 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 22 in 100 of its 245 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iceland: 36 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 34 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guyana: 24 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 22 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 47 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 36 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Eritrea: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ecuador: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Dominican Republic: 32 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Djibouti: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 61 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Côte d’Ivoire: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chad: 28 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Central African Republic: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 23 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Burkina Faso: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bulgaria: 26 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 237 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Armenia: 29 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Argentina: 41 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Angola: 39 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 38 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 57 in 100 of its 210 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 46 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Anguilla: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Maldives: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Macao: 38 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Lebanon 69 in 100 of its 132 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 56 in 100 of its 1,122 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 57 in 100 of its 210 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 61 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Kashmir 46 in 100 of its 160 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 55 in 100 of its 66 stories · mostly displacement

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,846 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,751 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,755 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,213 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 972 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 707 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 598 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 389 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 killed3,820 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,890 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions283 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced263 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations207 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill18 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan

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 softer 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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