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9,132 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 day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, the typhoon in the Philippines and refugees in South Africa. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 51 in 100 of its 202 stories, usually 28
RegionSoutheast Asia 32 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

104 of its 202 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 57 of Ukraine's 104 stories about harm, carried by 249 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

164 of its 324 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Typhoon was named in 118 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and storm surge.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

South Africa

112 of its 264 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of refugees ran at about 9 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Mali

24 of its 32 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Bamako accounted for 21 of Mali's 24 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

38 of its 67 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

44 of its 87 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Tehran accounted for 34 of Iran's 44 stories about harm, carried by 70 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Tanzania

28 of its 51 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Netherlands

21 of its 95 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. 3 of Amsterdam's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Rights & justice

Sudan

68 of its 84 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 72%. el-Fasher accounted for 32 of Sudan's 68 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tornadoes in Brazil (41 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tsunami in Japan (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (25 of its stories, about three times its usual); food poisoning in Australia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); extreme cold in US (23 of its stories, about 4 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 8 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 9,132 stories about harm among 58,679 counted on 8 Nov.

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Mentions of the typhoon ran about three times their usual in the Philippines' news. of the day's 58,679 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. A year earlier, on 8 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 →

Sudan81 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 72 · mostly rights & justice Syria70 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Israel68 in 100 of its 417 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan65 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US56 stories about protests or strikes, of its 304 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 127 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 137 Portland US14 stories about protests or strikes, of its 23 Boston US13 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: too little coverage to readVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken 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 about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKenya: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times 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 angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBosnia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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 4 times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about 4 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

● Kashmir few stories about 4 times as fearful as the world's · 43 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 285 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 104 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 38 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 68 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 67 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,403 stories · about as usual Rights & justice25% 2,196 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,581 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,359 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 499 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 332 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 320 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 174 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 killed2,345 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,145 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests978 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people injured698 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions197 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Mali Stories reporting people displaced144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Africa and the UK Stories reporting evacuations59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill14 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 about as 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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