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15,031 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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).

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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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 lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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 lessCrimea: 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 readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUganda: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPapua New Guinea: warmth about its own usualMongolia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAdelaide, Australia -- health: 11 stories, carried by 79 outletsDoha, Qatar -- food & livelihood: 30 stories, carried by 16 outletsNewbury, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsRhode Island, US -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsMontana, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 30 outletsKaduna, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 12 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 39 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

● Adelaide Australia about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 30 stories ● Newbury UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Rhode Island US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories

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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