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15,031 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 the avalanche in Nepal and people killed in Iraq and North Korea. Iraq's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIraq 50 in 100 of its 98 stories, usually 26
RegionSub-Saharan Africa 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

67 of its 101 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kathmandu accounted for 37 of Nepal's 67 stories about harm, carried by 159 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (28 stories). Avalanche was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and cyclone. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

49 of its 98 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Respiratory illness was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iraq over 30 days → its stories →
Health

North Korea

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

North Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

248 of its 606 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Philippine accounted for 111 of the Philippines' 248 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 9 times the usual rate (51 stories). Typhoon was named in 164 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with storm surge, storms and heavy rain.

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Disasters & accidents

Afghanistan

95 of its 136 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Natural hazards were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 103 stories about harm, carried by 56 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

18 of its 30 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

462 of its 1,167 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Laos

11 of its 24 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (164 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); natural hazards in Afghanistan (19 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); flu in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); flu in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (216 of its stories, about 7 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 4 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 15,031 stories about harm among 96,149 counted on 4 Nov.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 96,149 stories, below the usual 17. A year earlier, on 4 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan70 in 100 of its 136 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan69 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal66 in 100 of its 101 stories · usually 44 · mostly disasters & accidents Georgia63 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 45 · mostly rights & justice Tanzania55 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 40 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US139 stories about protests or strikes, of its 625 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Chicago US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 New York US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Sydney Australia26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: 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'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: 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: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape 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 readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: 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: 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'sJammu & Kashmir: 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 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuam: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than 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 warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as 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 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

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 137 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 462 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 138 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 27 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 328 stories about harm ● Qatar few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 31 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 4,300 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice25% 3,708 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,381 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,972 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 798 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 609 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 535 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 314 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 killed3,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,824 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,716 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured813 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions227 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced227 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than 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.