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15,024 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 a disaster in Tuzla, illness in Luang Prabang and people affected in Malawi. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 43 in 100 of its 670 stories, usually 27
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Bosnia

32 of its 37 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Tuzla accounted for 30 of Bosnia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bosnia over 30 days → its stories → Tuzla stories →
Health

Laos

19 of its 38 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Luang Prabang accounted for 17 of Laos' 19 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Luang Prabang stories →
Rights & justice

Malawi

41 of its 91 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Philippines

288 of its 670 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Typhoon was named in 192 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with flooding, storms and drownings. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

France

204 of its 830 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Flooding was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iraq

42 of its 89 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Ethiopia

41 of its 97 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Nigeria

423 of its 1,142 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bolivia

9 of its 17 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Philippines (192 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (28 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); drought in Brazil (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in France (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
19 in 10015 in 1007 Oct14 Oct21 Oct28 Oct5 Nov7 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 18 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 17 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 17 in 10023 Oct: 16 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 16 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 16 in 1001 Nov: 15 in 1002 Nov: 17 in 1003 Nov: 17 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 15 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 5 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 15,024 stories about harm among 99,660 counted on 5 Nov.

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It was the lowest share of stories about people being harmed since 6 November 2024. In Bosnia, 86% of the news was about people being harmed, where 32% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 15 in every 100 of the day's 99,660 stories, below the usual 17. On 5 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 16 in every 100, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan74 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Israel53 in 100 of its 623 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica52 in 100 of its 221 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan52 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine51 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US113 stories about protests or strikes, of its 593 Chicago US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Paris France39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 101 New York US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 270 Lagos Nigeria27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 98

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: 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 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 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: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri 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 storiesSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: 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 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 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 storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMoldova: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: 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 lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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 lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: near the world's share or lessFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFiji: 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 lessDominican Republic: 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 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: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: 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: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: 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 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 lessBelarus: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & 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: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: 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 lessYemen: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Vietnam: 28 in 100 of its 185 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Venezuela: 31 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Guam: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Uganda: 34 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Türkiye: 20 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Trinidad & Tobago: 23 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Tanzania: 47 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Syria: 41 in 100 of its 76 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)South Sudan: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Sudan: 74 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 626 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Solomon Islands: 28 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Rwanda: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Russia: 20 in 100 of its 582 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Philippines: 43 in 100 of its 670 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Pakistan: 24 in 100 of its 499 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Nigeria: 37 in 100 of its 1,142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Niger: 100 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Nepal: 37 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Mongolia: 32 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Mexico: 20 in 100 of its 374 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Mali: 50 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Malaysia: 20 in 100 of its 290 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Malawi: 45 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Lithuania: 27 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Libya: 47 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Lebanon: 22 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Laos: 50 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kenya: 20 in 100 of its 255 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Jamaica: 52 in 100 of its 221 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Israel: 53 in 100 of its 623 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Iraq: 47 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Iran: 27 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Indonesia: 21 in 100 of its 230 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Haiti: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Guatemala: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Germany: 19 in 100 of its 566 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Georgia: 53 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Gambia: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)France: 25 in 100 of its 830 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Finland: 23 in 100 of its 74 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ethiopia: 42 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Denmark: 22 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cuba: 48 in 100 of its 62 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Colombia: 27 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Chad: 30 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cameroon: 43 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Cambodia: 26 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Myanmar: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Bulgaria: 25 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Bosnia: 86 in 100 of its 37 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Bolivia: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Afghanistan: 52 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 207 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Palestine: 51 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 15)Kashmir: 37 in 100 of its 117 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 74 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 53 in 100 of its 623 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 52 in 100 of its 221 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Palestine 51 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 43 in 100 of its 670 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 52 in 100 of its 89 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 3,968 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 3,710 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,761 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,895 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 779 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 629 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 596 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 289 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 killed3,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,659 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions217 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced200 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting people falling ill15 at about the usual rate

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.