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15,267 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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Most of the day's attention went to the typhoon in the Philippines, deaths in Luang Prabang and refugees in Nigeria. the Philippines' coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 44 in 100 of its 722 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
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

Philippines

321 of its 722 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Philippine accounted for 112 of the Philippines' 321 stories about harm, carried by 124 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (42 stories). Typhoon was named in 218 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding, volcanic eruption and helicopter crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Laos

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Luang Prabang accounted for 13 of Laos' 20 stories about harm, carried by 32 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories).

Laos over 30 days → its stories → Luang Prabang stories →
Conflict & violence

Nigeria

411 of its 1,142 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief 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
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

32 of its 63 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

71 of its 225 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Typhoon was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

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Disasters & accidents

South Korea

52 of its 263 stories (20%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (21 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Malaysia

11 of Kuala Lumpur's 22 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Germany

Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Ireland

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (13 stories). Flu was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with outbreaks.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (48 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); avalanche in Nepal (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in Brazil (27 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flu in Canada (45 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flu in Ireland (25 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 15 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 15,267 stories about harm among 94,603 counted on 6 Nov.

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Of the day's 94,603 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 6 November 2024, 14 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 →

Sudan75 in 100 of its 166 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela53 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica52 in 100 of its 229 stories · usually 60 · mostly disasters & accidents Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 28 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Israel48 in 100 of its 740 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US150 stories about protests or strikes, of its 624 Chicago US79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 268 London UK26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 290 New York US23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Toronto Canada22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

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: no storiesMicronesia: 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: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: 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: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRussia: 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 lessNiger: 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 lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: 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 lessGuatemala: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: 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 lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: 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: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape 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 lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: 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 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican 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: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesYemen: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 32 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 53 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guam: 36 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 37 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tanzania: 40 in 100 of its 81 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 104 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Sudan: 37 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 118 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 22 in 100 of its 696 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 40 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 59 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 44 in 100 of its 722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 457 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 36 in 100 of its 1,142 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 39 in 100 of its 75 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mozambique: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mexico: 27 in 100 of its 451 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 35 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 22 in 100 of its 330 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 40 in 100 of its 85 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lesotho: 43 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 114 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Laos: 62 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 52 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 48 in 100 of its 740 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 27 in 100 of its 59 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 30 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 27 in 100 of its 227 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Haiti: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 50 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Gambia: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)El Salvador: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Chad: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cameroon: 55 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cambodia: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 59 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brunei: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 28 in 100 of its 294 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Austria: 24 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 115 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 24 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 42 in 100 of its 203 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 26 in 100 of its 89 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)
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 16 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 75 in 100 of its 166 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 48 in 100 of its 740 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 52 in 100 of its 229 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Philippines 44 in 100 of its 722 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Venezuela 53 in 100 of its 77 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 42 in 100 of its 203 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,182 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,807 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,627 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,835 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 782 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 677 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 307 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 killed3,578 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,197 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,937 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured793 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions239 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced229 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees136 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations120 at about the usual rate 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
● Griefa little less 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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