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8,749 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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

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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 the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: too little coverage to readSwitzerland: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: 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 lessPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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 lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: 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 lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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 lessGhana: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: too little coverage to readSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: 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 lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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 readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualJersey: warmth about its own usualNorth Carolina, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsTinubu, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 31 stories, carried by 15 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 19 stories, carried by 13 outletsRomsey, UK -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsToronto, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 21 stories, carried by 30 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsKogi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 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

● North Carolina US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Tinubu Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 31 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 19 stories ● Romsey UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Vancouver Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 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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