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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
19 in 10015 in 10011 Oct18 Oct25 Oct1 Nov9 Nov11 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 17 in 10016 Oct: 17 in 10017 Oct: 17 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 17 in 10021 Oct: 17 in 10022 Oct: 17 in 10023 Oct: 16 in 10024 Oct: 17 in 10025 Oct: 17 in 10026 Oct: 17 in 10027 Oct: 16 in 10028 Oct: 17 in 10029 Oct: 17 in 10030 Oct: 17 in 10031 Oct: 16 in 1001 Nov: 15 in 1002 Nov: 17 in 1003 Nov: 17 in 1004 Nov: 16 in 1005 Nov: 15 in 1006 Nov: 16 in 1007 Nov: 15 in 1008 Nov: 16 in 1009 Nov: 16 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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 lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSomalia: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: no storiesSeychelles: 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 lessRwanda: 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: 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 storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: 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: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessHonduras: 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 lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: 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 lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: 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: no storiesCanada: 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 lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: 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 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 lessAustralia: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: no storiesNorthern 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: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: near the world's share or lessGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 92 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Vietnam: 25 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Thailand: 25 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Tanzania: 65 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Syria: 53 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Sudan: 79 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Korea: 24 in 100 of its 129 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)South Africa: 32 in 100 of its 238 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Slovakia: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Russia: 28 in 100 of its 323 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Philippines: 68 in 100 of its 445 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Papua New Guinea: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Pakistan: 31 in 100 of its 395 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nigeria: 31 in 100 of its 660 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)New Zealand: 24 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Nepal: 25 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Mali: 90 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Malaysia: 39 in 100 of its 259 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Madagascar: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Liberia: 67 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Lebanon: 55 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kenya: 29 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Japan: 31 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Jamaica: 44 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Israel: 49 in 100 of its 466 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iraq: 49 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Iran: 44 in 100 of its 90 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Indonesia: 35 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Fiji: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ecuador: 80 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Cuba: 56 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Colombia: 28 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Hong Kong: 27 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bolivia: 42 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Belarus: 64 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Bangladesh: 30 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Afghanistan: 48 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 94 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Ukraine: 48 in 100 of its 127 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Palestine: 54 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 16)Kashmir: 47 in 100 of its 94 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

● Philippines 68 in 100 of its 445 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Sudan 79 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 49 in 100 of its 466 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 54 in 100 of its 138 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 53 in 100 of its 91 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 48 in 100 of its 127 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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