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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).

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

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 lessYemen: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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 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 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 storiesSouth Sudan: 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 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: no storiesSamoa: 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: no storiesPapua 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 lessNiue: no storiesCuraçao: no storiesNepal: 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 lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: no storiesMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: 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 lessIraq: 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 lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuinea: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGambia: 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 storiesFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl 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: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: 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 lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: 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 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 lessAustria: 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: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. 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: no storiesCook 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: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesVietnam: 22 in 100 of its 157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 44 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Türkiye: 44 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tunisia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 27 in 100 of its 119 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tanzania: 55 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 70 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Suriname: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 81 in 100 of its 84 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 42 in 100 of its 264 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Somalia: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Rwanda: 40 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 51 in 100 of its 324 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 28 in 100 of its 415 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 26 in 100 of its 722 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 27 in 100 of its 284 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Netherlands: 22 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Namibia: 25 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 75 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 85 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 57 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 38 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 48 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 68 in 100 of its 417 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 51 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 40 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Honduras: 75 in 100 of its 4 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Guatemala: 50 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Greece: 21 in 100 of its 169 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Georgia: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Finland: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ethiopia: 40 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Denmark: 29 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 49 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)DR Congo: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Congo: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 27 in 100 of its 67 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bulgaria: 33 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Brazil: 25 in 100 of its 363 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 25 in 100 of its 229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Australia: 21 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 65 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 121 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 51 in 100 of its 202 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 36 in 100 of its 121 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

● Israel 68 in 100 of its 417 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Sudan 81 in 100 of its 84 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 65 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 70 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Philippines 51 in 100 of its 324 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

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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