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18,971 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 volcanic eruption in Iceland, illness in Vang Vieng and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIceland 83 in 100 of its 104 stories, usually 22
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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

Iceland

86 of its 104 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Grindavik accounted for 68 of Iceland's 86 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Volcanic eruption was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with earthquake.

Iceland over 30 days → its stories → Grindavik stories →
Health

Laos

101 of its 175 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Vang Vieng accounted for 91 of Laos' 101 stories about harm, carried by 218 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Vang Vieng stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

883 of its 1,307 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (161 stories). Hunger was named in 253 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Kashmir

62 of its 119 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Jammu accounted for 41 of Kashmir's 62 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Finland

44 of its 131 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (30 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

329 of its 865 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. 70 of Islamabad's 124 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Thailand

58 of its 233 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Brazil

15 of Brasilia's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (42 stories). Covid was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Health

Dominica

13 of its 20 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (39 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (37 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Azerbaijan (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); storms in UK (99 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); power cuts in US (199 of its stories, about three 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 21 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 18,971 stories about harm among 105,674 counted on 21 Nov.

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Iceland stood out: 83% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 105,674 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Iceland's news, mentions of volcanic eruption ran about 5 times their usual. A year earlier, on 22 November 2023, 19 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 →

Iceland83 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 22 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel68 in 100 of its 1,307 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 216 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti58 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice Laos58 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 20 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US114 stories about protests or strikes, of its 646 Islamabad Pakistan70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 London UK41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 Jerusalem Israel31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 220 Delhi India24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 141

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSomalia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: warmth about its own usualVietnam: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGuyana: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualDominica: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKingston Upon Hull, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 180 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 25 stories, carried by 13 outletsKyoto, Japan -- health: 11 stories, carried by 30 outletsMontana, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsNashville, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 11 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- health: 37 stories, carried by 57 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 135 outletsSussex, UK -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 12 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

● Kingston Upon Hull UK about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Kyoto Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Nashville US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,544 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 4,879 stories · more than usual (usually 24%) Disasters & accidents17% 3,152 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,239 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 973 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 610 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 348 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 killed4,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,935 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions403 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced259 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees142 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations129 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Iceland and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill71 at about the usual rate

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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