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7,887 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 news turned to violence in Kyiv, the typhoon in the Philippines and people displaced in Iraq. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and New Zealand →
Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 68 in 100 of its 445 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

61 of its 127 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 35 of Ukraine's 61 stories about harm, carried by 87 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (37 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Philippines

302 of its 445 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (137 stories). Typhoon was named in 264 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms, landslides and storm surge.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Displacement

Iraq

26 of its 53 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (11 stories).

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

Lebanon

29 of its 53 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Jbeil accounted for 21 of Lebanon's 29 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

101 of its 259 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Japan

123 of its 392 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Earthquake was named in 79 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with tsunami.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

48 of its 91 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Damascus accounted for 27 of Syria's 48 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

40 of its 90 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Tehran accounted for 27 of Iran's 40 stories about harm, carried by 31 outlets. Drought was named in 17 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heatwave.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

44 of its 94 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Japan (79 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tornadoes in Brazil (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drought in Iran (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in New Zealand (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); drownings in Malaysia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 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 9 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 7,887 stories about harm among 48,179 counted on 9 Nov.

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Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the Philippines and New Zealand. Stories about people being harmed made up 16 in every 100 of the day's 48,179 stories, as usual. It was the second day running that the news turned to Ukraine. In Ukraine, 48% of the news was about people being harmed, where 28% is usual. A year earlier, on 9 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 3 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan79 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines68 in 100 of its 445 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon55 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 138 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence Syria53 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 110 Washington US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 London UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Delhi India23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 82 Jerusalem Israel21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: 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: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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 readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 readGeorgia: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe 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: too little coverage to readComoros: too little coverage to readChina: 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: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: 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 a little angrier than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice 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 twice 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 230 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 57 stories about harm ● Nigeria about twice as fearful as the world's · 206 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Lebanon few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 1,863 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 1,734 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents22% 1,700 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence15% 1,174 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 473 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 306 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 273 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 182 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 killed2,116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,089 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests857 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured611 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations199 at about three times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and New Zealand Stories reporting abductions186 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees103 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill8 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 harsher than 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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