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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: 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 lessPuerto Rico: 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 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 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: no storiesSri 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 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: 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 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 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 lessMozambique: 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 lessLithuania: 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 lessLebanon: near the world's share or lessLatvia: 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 lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIceland: 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 lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew 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 lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: 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 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: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessBurundi: no storiesBurkina 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 lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: 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 lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: 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: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & 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: no storiesCook Islands: no storiesAruba: no storiesNauru: no storiesMonaco: 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: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 29 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Vietnam: 21 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Venezuela: 50 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Vanuatu: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Uganda: 28 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Türkiye: 23 in 100 of its 99 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Tanzania: 76 in 100 of its 141 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Syria: 44 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Sudan: 88 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)South Africa: 28 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Singapore: 30 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 400 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Papua New Guinea: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Pakistan: 30 in 100 of its 396 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Nigeria: 38 in 100 of its 889 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Mali: 73 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Malawi: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kenya: 43 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Jamaica: 62 in 100 of its 191 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ireland: 21 in 100 of its 589 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Iraq: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)India: 20 in 100 of its 4,128 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Haiti: 69 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Greece: 30 in 100 of its 176 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)France: 26 in 100 of its 476 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ethiopia: 25 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Dominican Republic: 43 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cuba: 53 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Colombia: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cameroon: 44 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cambodia: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Myanmar: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Belarus: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 73 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 47 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 25 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Maldives: 30 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)
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 15 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 88 in 100 of its 164 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 71 in 100 of its 339 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Tanzania 76 in 100 of its 141 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Jamaica 62 in 100 of its 191 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 50 in 100 of its 133 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Cuba 53 in 100 of its 90 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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