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15,140 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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Violence in Islamabad, the typhoon in Taiwan and arrests in Moldova drew the news. Pakistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPakistan 54 in 100 of its 619 stories, usually 36
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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 →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

337 of its 619 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Islamabad accounted for 261 of Pakistan's 337 stories about harm, carried by 391 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Pakistan over 30 days → its stories → Islamabad stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

49 of its 164 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Typhoon was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with tropical storm, flooding and storms.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Moldova

8 of its 17 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

India

1,698 of its 6,002 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Delhi accounted for 1,093 of India's 1,698 stories about harm, carried by 313 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (471 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Thailand

86 of its 233 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Bangkok accounted for 43 of Thailand's 86 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (50 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Nigeria

Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Power cuts were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ecuador

19 of its 26 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

231 of its 598 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (51 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Ghana

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Helicopter crash was named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: helicopter crash in Ghana (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); outbreaks in Canada (49 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Jamaica (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 17; 17 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 15,140 stories about harm among 91,509 counted on 11 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. of the day's 91,509 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Pakistan stood out: 54% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 36%. On 11 November 2024, a year earlier, the share was 17 in every 100, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan73 in 100 of its 111 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan54 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 36 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine52 in 100 of its 174 stories · usually 53 · mostly conflict & violence Israel50 in 100 of its 605 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Jamaica49 in 100 of its 195 stories · usually 62 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Berkeley US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 145 Chicago US73 stories about protests or strikes, of its 174 Washington US71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 485 Delhi India45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1093 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 309

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: 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: near the world's share or lessU.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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: 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 lessRussia: 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 lessPapua New Guinea: 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 lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: 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 lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: 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 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 lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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 lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesCzech 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 lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: 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 lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: 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: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: 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): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: 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: near the world's share or lessSt 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: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Yemen: 44 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Venezuela: 38 in 100 of its 98 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Türkiye: 24 in 100 of its 296 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Thailand: 37 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Tanzania: 28 in 100 of its 88 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Taiwan: 30 in 100 of its 164 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Syria: 49 in 100 of its 251 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Sudan: 73 in 100 of its 111 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)South Africa: 26 in 100 of its 683 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 598 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Pakistan: 54 in 100 of its 619 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nigeria: 27 in 100 of its 1,019 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Nepal: 30 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mozambique: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Moldova: 47 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Mali: 60 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Malawi: 24 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Libya: 36 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Liberia: 35 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Lebanon: 36 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kenya: 22 in 100 of its 267 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Jamaica: 49 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Israel: 50 in 100 of its 605 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iraq: 30 in 100 of its 153 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Iran: 29 in 100 of its 120 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Indonesia: 23 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)India: 28 in 100 of its 6,002 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Haiti: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ethiopia: 37 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)El Salvador: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ecuador: 73 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Denmark: 28 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cuba: 42 in 100 of its 57 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Costa Rica: 32 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Colombia: 37 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Cambodia: 40 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Belize: 36 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Bangladesh: 31 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Afghanistan: 40 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Palestine: 52 in 100 of its 174 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Kashmir: 27 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)Macao: 33 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 17)
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 17 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

● Sudan 73 in 100 of its 111 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 54 in 100 of its 619 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Israel 50 in 100 of its 605 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 52 in 100 of its 174 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 49 in 100 of its 251 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Jamaica 49 in 100 of its 195 stories · mostly disasters & accidents

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,047 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,405 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Conflict & violence18% 2,661 stories · more than usual (usually 14%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,422 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 537 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 257 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 killed4,257 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,809 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,312 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and Pakistan Stories reporting people displaced206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions155 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill64 at about 5 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.

● 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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