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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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

usually 18; 17 the day before
19 in 10016 in 1002 Oct9 Oct16 Oct23 Oct31 Oct2 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 18 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 17 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 17 in 10023 Oct: 16 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 16 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 16 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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: no storiesCayman 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessTimor-Leste: 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: no storiesSuriname: 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 lessSomaliland: no storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: 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 lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: no storiesPanama: 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: 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 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 lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: 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 lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: 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 lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: 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 lessChad: 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 lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 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 lessBelize: 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 lessAzerbaijan: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBritish 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: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: 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: near the world's share or lessSt. 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: 26 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Yemen: 71 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 26 in 100 of its 184 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 51 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Puerto Rico: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tanzania: 78 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 46 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 82 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 567 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Solomon Islands: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 620 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Papua New Guinea: 26 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 33 in 100 of its 494 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,003 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Niger: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 42 in 100 of its 64 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 71 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lithuania: 27 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 35 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Latvia: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 247 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 67 in 100 of its 445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 59 in 100 of its 521 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 25 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 28 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iceland: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 63 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 29 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 38 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)France: 21 in 100 of its 641 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 29 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greenland: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 22 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 67 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 50 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 25 in 100 of its 248 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 27 in 100 of its 212 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bahamas: 32 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Austria: 23 in 100 of its 82 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 51 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 36 in 100 of its 283 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 49 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 24 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bermuda: 35 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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

● Sudan 82 in 100 of its 172 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 67 in 100 of its 445 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Tanzania 78 in 100 of its 118 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Israel 59 in 100 of its 521 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 67 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 51 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.