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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 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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualPalm Springs, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 83 outletsLympstone, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 25 stories, carried by 12 outletsConnecticut, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 10 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsSadr City, Iraq -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 37 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 55 stories, carried by 19 outletsSisaket, Thailand -- conflict & violence: 20 stories, carried by 38 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

● Palm Springs US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories ● Lympstone UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Connecticut US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Kabul Afghanistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.