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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.

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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readJamaica: warmth about its own usualMinnesota, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 19 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 18 stories, carried by 17 outletsNew Jersey, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 27 outletsLeicester, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsSussex, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 15 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 19 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 16 outletsSydney, Australia -- health: 35 stories, carried by 79 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Minnesota US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 12 stories ● Leicester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Sussex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 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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