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10,027 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 typhoon in the Philippines, protests in Tbilisi (Georgia) and violence in Beirut drew the news. Lebanon's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostBelize 63 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 32
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Philippines

164 of its 317 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 73 of the Philippines' 164 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories). Typhoon was named in 94 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge, cyclone and heavy rain.

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

India

900 of its 3,628 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iraq

24 of its 35 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. 6 of Baghdad's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Rights & justice

China

Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (46 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Honduras

35 of its 49 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Health

Congo

19 of its 27 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

North Korea

8 of its 22 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 5 of Pyongyang's 6 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Health

Sweden

16 of its 63 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); natural hazards in China (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Canada (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (22 of its stories, more than ten 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 16 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 10,027 stories about harm among 57,509 counted on 16 Nov.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to the Philippines. of the day's 57,509 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the Philippines' news mentioned the typhoon about 4 times as often as usual. the Philippines' news was 52% about people being harmed, against a usual 38%. A year earlier, on 17 November 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon75 in 100 of its 145 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Belize63 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine60 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 420 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines52 in 100 of its 317 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US100 stories about protests or strikes, of its 344 Manipur India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59 Manhattan US27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83 Imphal India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 34 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: 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: 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 lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readHonduras: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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 readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSpain: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIreland: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualChhattisgarh, India -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsLima, Peru -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 35 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 14 outletsMaine, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsKarachi, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsRome, Italy -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 16 outletsAsheville, US -- disasters & accidents: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 22 stories, carried by 25 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

● Chhattisgarh India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories ● Lima Peru about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kaduna Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Karachi Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,703 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 2,576 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents19% 1,891 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,256 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 466 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 337 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 310 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 270 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 killed2,398 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,196 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,057 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions173 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced157 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees72 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel

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.