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8,749 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 protests in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), landslides in Kenya and violence in el-Fasher. Sudan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostTanzania 76 in 100 of its 141 stories, usually 31
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 33 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Tanzania

107 of its 141 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Dar es Salaam accounted for 58 of Tanzania's 107 stories about harm, carried by 306 outlets. 57 of Dar es Salaam's 58 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (88 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories → Dar es Salaam stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

48 of its 112 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people affected ran at about 8 times the usual rate (23 stories). Landslides were named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain and flooding.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

144 of its 164 stories (88%) were about people being harmed, usually 71%. el-Fasher accounted for 68 of Sudan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El-Fasher stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

338 of its 889 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nigeria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

France

125 of its 476 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 97 of France's 125 stories about harm, carried by 266 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (77 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Russia

129 of its 400 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Power cuts were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Greece

52 of its 176 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Belarus

13 of its 22 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Singapore

26 of its 88 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: covid in Egypt (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in New Zealand (12 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Russia (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); natural hazards in Jamaica (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hurricane in UK (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 1 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 8,749 stories about harm among 56,805 counted on 1 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 6 November 2024. 15 in every 100 of the day's 56,805 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. For the fourth day running, the news turned to Tanzania. Kenya's news mentioned landslides more than ten times as often as usual. Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Over October, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 in October 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan88 in 100 of its 164 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Tanzania76 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice Israel71 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica62 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba53 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 51 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Dar es Salaam Tanzania57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 58 Washington US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Chicago US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Jerusalem Israel15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 Fasher Sudan15 stories about protests or strikes, of its 29

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: 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: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: 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 readPapua 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'sNorth Korea: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: 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'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: feelings about like the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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'sUkraine: 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'sJersey: coverage a little warmer 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 · 144 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 242 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 120 stories about harm ● Nigeria a little warmer than the world's · 338 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 56 stories about harm ● Tanzania about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 107 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice29% 2,457 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,921 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,497 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,215 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 589 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 349 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 338 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 167 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 killed2,411 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,150 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,000 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured547 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions208 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting people displaced126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees89 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations45 at about half the usual rate · most about Cuba and Jamaica Stories reporting people falling ill12 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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