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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.

its stories →
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

usually 17; 16 the day before
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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: too little coverage to readIsrael: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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 readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & 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 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMali: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualRichmond, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsArizona, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 34 stories, carried by 16 outletsAccra, Ghana -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 14 outletsSisaket, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 31 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 16 stories, carried by 13 outletsVancouver, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 38 stories, carried by 34 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

● Richmond US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 34 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 24 stories ● Sisaket Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories

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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