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14,044 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 typhoon in Vietnam, violence in Beirut and people affected in South Korea drew the news. Vietnam's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostIndonesia 46 in 100 of its 280 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

98 of its 261 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (10 stories). Typhoon was named in 69 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts, storms and tropical storm. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

48 of its 90 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 24 of Lebanon's 48 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Health

South Korea

64 of its 310 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Indonesia

130 of its 280 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Jakarta accounted for 103 of Indonesia's 130 stories about harm, carried by 202 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (94 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

56 of its 128 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 56 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

233 of its 563 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Tropical storm was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

14 of its 46 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Health

Jordan

17 of its 77 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Venezuela

67 of its 120 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Philippines (39 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (51 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in India (14 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); extreme cold in US (25 of its stories, about three times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 16 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 14,044 stories about harm among 93,950 counted on 7 Nov.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 6 November 2024. Vietnam's news was 38% about people being harmed, against a usual 20%. of the day's 93,950 news stories, 15 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. On 7 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 168 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 83 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 120 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon53 in 100 of its 90 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 606 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 584 Chicago US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 203 Paris France29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 61 London UK28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 231 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: 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: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGambia: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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 readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: feelings about like the world'sGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSenegal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMauritius: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalta: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little angrier than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFiji: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChile: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBosnia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 124 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 318 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 133 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 286 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 23 stories about harm ● Venezuela about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,841 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice25% 3,441 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,412 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,776 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 729 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 545 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 502 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 322 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 killed3,146 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,905 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,666 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured711 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people displaced161 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees124 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.