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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).

its stories →
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.

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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessThailand: 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 lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomalia: 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 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 storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt 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 lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLatvia: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: 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 lessGreece: 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: no storiesNew 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 lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: 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 lessCentral African Republic: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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 lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 31 in 100 of its 216 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Puerto Rico: 38 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 787 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Timor-Leste: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 54 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 78 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 801 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sierra Leone: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 967 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 674 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 720 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lesotho: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 68 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Laos: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 60 in 100 of its 838 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 31 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 72 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Georgia: 37 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ecuador: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Denmark: 27 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Congo: 48 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Chad: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 68 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Belize: 54 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 36 in 100 of its 253 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Angola: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 37 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 787 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 64 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nauru: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 68 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 60 in 100 of its 838 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 78 in 100 of its 80 stories · mostly health ● Palestine 64 in 100 of its 192 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 41 in 100 of its 674 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Ukraine 36 in 100 of its 787 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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