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8,791 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, storms in the Philippines and rights and justice in Dhaka. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 45 in 100 of its 465 stories, usually 23
RegionSoutheast Asia 36 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

Ukraine

211 of its 465 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Kyiv accounted for 140 of Ukraine's 211 stories about harm, carried by 509 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (164 stories). Power cuts were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

252 of its 458 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Philippine accounted for 153 of the Philippines' 252 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Storms were named in 51 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with storm surge and earthquake. 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

Bangladesh

103 of its 249 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Dhaka accounted for 75 of Bangladesh's 103 stories about harm, carried by 93 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Dengue was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and outbreaks.

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

Lebanon

140 of its 187 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Beirut accounted for 115 of Lebanon's 140 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 126 of Israel's 412 stories about harm, carried by 389 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (68 stories). Natural hazards were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

12 of its 27 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Cyprus

15 of its 43 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

4 of Tbilisi's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

UK

Extreme cold was named in 22 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with snowstorms. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Brazil (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Australia (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); road crashes in Ireland (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in UK (22 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); natural hazards in Israel (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 17 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 8,791 stories about harm among 47,593 counted on 17 Nov.

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In the Philippines' news, mentions of storms ran about three times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 47,593 stories, above the usual 17. Ukraine's news was 45% about people being harmed, against a usual 23%. A year earlier, on 18 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon75 in 100 of its 187 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 622 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine61 in 100 of its 127 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines55 in 100 of its 458 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents Ukraine45 in 100 of its 465 stories · usually 23 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manipur India60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 87 Imphal India51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 57 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 264 Jerusalem Israel42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Dhaka Bangladesh19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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 readVanuatu: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTajikistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSingapore: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sJersey: coverage a little angrier than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Ukraine about three times as angry as the world's · 211 stories about harm ● Palestine about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 77 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 412 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 211 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,317 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice22% 1,889 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 1,706 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 1,424 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 408 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 341 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 296 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 219 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 killed2,254 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,190 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured841 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting abductions245 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people displaced215 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting refugees149 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations136 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill34 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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