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15,024 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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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

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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 the news was warmest

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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: 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 lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: too little coverage to readPoland: too little coverage to readPhilippines: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChile: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOsaka, Japan -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsWisconsin, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsDoha, Qatar -- food & livelihood: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsAuchi, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- rights & justice: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsMontreal, Canada -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsKarur, India -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 51 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

● Osaka Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wisconsin US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 13 stories ● Auchi Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 15 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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