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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.

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

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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 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: too little coverage to readVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: 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: too little coverage to readCuraçao: 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 readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: too little coverage to readGermany: 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: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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 readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: 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 lessAksai Chin: 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualOklahoma, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsIowa, US -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsKupwara, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 20 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 83 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 17 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

● Jamaica warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Iowa US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Kupwara Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 38 stories ● Jammu Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 18 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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