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15,904 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 Kyiv, storm surge in the Philippines and rights and justice in Bamako. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 36 in 100 of its 787 stories, usually 24
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

287 of its 787 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Kyiv accounted for 141 of Ukraine's 287 stories about harm, carried by 365 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 141 of the Philippines' 276 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Storm surge was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts and avalanche. 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

Mali

20 of its 35 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Bamako accounted for 14 of Mali's 20 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Tanzania

19 of its 43 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (15 stories). Building collapse was named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

27 of its 146 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Czechia

10 of its 48 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 3 of Prague's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

31 of Islamabad's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kuwait

12 of its 45 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Sudan

62 of its 80 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. 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: building collapse in Tanzania (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Brazil (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); natural hazards in India (42 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); extreme cold in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 7 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 18 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 15,904 stories about harm among 89,394 counted on 18 Nov.

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Tanzania's news mentioned building collapse more than ten times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,394 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. For the second day running, the news turned to Ukraine. Ukraine stood out: 36% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. A year earlier, on 19 November 2023, 20 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 →

Sudan78 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 67 · mostly health Lebanon68 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine64 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel60 in 100 of its 838 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines41 in 100 of its 674 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 497 Manipur India59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Jerusalem Israel41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 156 Columbus US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Imphal India31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 37

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'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua 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'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 readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: 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 readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: 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: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSolomon Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSenegal: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMontenegro: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuyana: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sDenmark: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sCyprus: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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 · 287 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 148 stories about harm ● Denmark few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 501 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 81 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,551 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,578 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,877 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,043 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 849 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 694 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 667 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 308 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 killed3,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,865 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,537 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,222 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced277 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions258 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill89 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Bermuda

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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