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14,514 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 protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), rights and justice in el Fasher and landslides in Papua New Guinea. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was about as usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 78 in 100 of its 118 stories, usually 28
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 35 in 100 of its stories, usually 32
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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Protests & strikes

Tanzania

92 of its 118 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 65 of Tanzania's 92 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. 62 of Dar es Salaam's 65 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

141 of its 172 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. el Fasher accounted for 58 of Sudan's 141 stories about harm, carried by 71 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

18 of its 70 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Landslides were named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

90 of its 135 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 38 of Cuba's 90 stories about harm, carried by 161 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (20 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

102 of its 283 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

7 of Tehran's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

299 of its 445 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. the Black River accounted for 110 of Jamaica's 299 stories about harm, carried by 269 outlets.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

29 of its 59 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

South Africa

159 of its 567 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: measles in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Israel (22 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Canada (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hurricane in UK (22 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (35 of its stories, about three times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 Oct. 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 14,514 stories about harm among 90,914 counted on 31 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 7 November 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 90,914 stories, below the usual 18. Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Papua New Guinea's news. For the third day running, the news turned to Tanzania. Tanzania stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan82 in 100 of its 172 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania78 in 100 of its 118 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Jamaica67 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba67 in 100 of its 135 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel59 in 100 of its 521 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 532 Chicago US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Dar es Salaam Tanzania62 stories about protests or strikes, of its 65 Delhi India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Mumbai India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127

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'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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: 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 readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: 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: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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'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'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'sGreece: 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: feelings about like the world'sNew 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: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLithuania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChad: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBrazil: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sBhutan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLiechtenstein: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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

● Sudan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 141 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 164 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 309 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Iran few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Ghana a little warmer than the world's · 69 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 3,978 stories · about as usual Health26% 3,681 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,476 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,785 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 682 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 634 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 298 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 killed3,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,805 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,781 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured657 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting abductions309 at about half the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting refugees186 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa Stories reporting people displaced152 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations119 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Nepal

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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