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15,269 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 people killed in Ethiopia, rights and justice in Tripoli and arrests in Kashmir. Kashmir's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines →
Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostEthiopia 65 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 29
RegionEast Asia 14 in 100 of its stories, usually 12
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

42 of its 65 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Libya

25 of its 37 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Tripoli accounted for 19 of Libya's 25 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

Libya over 30 days → its stories → Tripoli stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

54 of its 114 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (20 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's.

Kashmir over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Heavy rain was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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

Bosnia

17 of its 30 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Sarajevo accounted for 17 of Bosnia's 17 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

India

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Tuberculosis was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with plane crash. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

68 of its 117 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Damascus accounted for 34 of Syria's 68 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets.

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

75 of its 351 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (43 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Azerbaijan

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 36 of Iran's 61 stories about harm, carried by 55 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in UK (135 of its stories, about three times its usual); plane crash in Türkiye (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); respiratory illness in Philippines (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tuberculosis in India (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

15 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 15,269 stories about harm among 98,831 counted on 13 Nov.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and the Philippines. 15 in every 100 of the day's 98,831 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 17. In Ethiopia, 65% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Taiwan's news mentioned heavy rain about three times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2024, 16 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 15 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Ethiopia65 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 29 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Sudan61 in 100 of its 108 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Syria58 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine53 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan51 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US97 stories about protests or strikes, of its 686 Chicago US66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 212 Dhaka Bangladesh44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 85 San Francisco US34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 London UK32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 245

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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 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: 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 lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: 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 usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualOrlando, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 17 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 10 stories, carried by 14 outletsIllinois, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsPort Colborne, Canada -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 15 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

● Orlando US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 20 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Illinois US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Port Colborne Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,455 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,829 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,268 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence13% 1,973 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 821 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 608 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 592 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 335 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 killed3,465 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,997 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,644 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured854 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions130 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced124 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting refugees108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill48 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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