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13,700 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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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Jakarta (Indonesia), violence in Bamako and landslides in the Philippines. Indonesia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMali 86 in 100 of its 57 stories, usually 47
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Indonesia

73 of its 235 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Jakarta accounted for 46 of Indonesia's 73 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. 27 of Jakarta's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (28 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Jakarta stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

49 of its 57 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Bamako accounted for 28 of Mali's 49 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (31 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Mali over 30 days → its stories → Bamako stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

329 of its 667 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (102 stories). Landslides were named in 114 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with drownings.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

29 of its 39 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. 6 of Guayaquil's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Slovakia

24 of its 36 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Bratislava accounted for 24 of Slovakia's 24 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

116 of its 198 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Damascus accounted for 57 of Syria's 116 stories about harm, carried by 82 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

49 of its 112 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Lebanon

55 of its 106 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Beirut accounted for 30 of Lebanon's 55 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

120 of its 473 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Storms were named in 31 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tornadoes, hurricane and typhoon.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Brazil (31 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tsunami in Japan (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); drought in Iran (15 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); typhoon in Taiwan (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); measles in Canada (65 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 13,700 stories about harm among 81,161 counted on 10 Nov.

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People falling ill were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. 17 in every 100 of the day's 81,161 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In the Philippines' news, mentions of landslides ran about 4 times their usual. Indonesia stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 24%. On 10 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 18 in every 100, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Mali86 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan69 in 100 of its 95 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria59 in 100 of its 198 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon52 in 100 of its 106 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence Israel52 in 100 of its 674 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 527 Chicago US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Delhi India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 619 Jakarta Indonesia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 London UK25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 209

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: 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 readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: 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: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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 readEthiopia: 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'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: 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 readVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTanzania: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNamibia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJamaica: coverage a little warmer 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'sIraq: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFiji: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sChile: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful 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'sMacao: coverage about one and a half times 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

● Ecuador few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 126 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 348 stories about harm ● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 49 stories about harm ● Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 80 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,819 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice23% 3,063 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,613 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 1,888 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 733 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 520 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 494 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 252 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 killed3,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,601 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,453 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,036 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions231 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced222 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations151 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the Philippines and the US Stories reporting refugees141 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Malaysia and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill31 at about three 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.

● Angera little less than 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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