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13,933 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 violence in Kyiv, rights and justice in Stockholm and landslides in Indonesia. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 45 in 100 of its 393 stories, usually 27
RegionCentral Asia 16 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

175 of its 393 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Kyiv accounted for 145 of Ukraine's 175 stories about harm, carried by 304 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (121 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Rights & justice

Sweden

55 of its 208 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Stockholm accounted for 49 of Sweden's 55 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

72 of its 217 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (28 stories). Landslides were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories →
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Conflict & violence

Russia

179 of its 601 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (67 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 67 of Palestine's 106 stories about harm, carried by 74 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Islamabad accounted for 84 of Pakistan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Brazil

121 of its 423 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Dengue was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

10 of its 23 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

Canada

Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Natural hazards were named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); dengue in Cuba (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); heavy rain in UK (139 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); dengue in Brazil (13 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); storms in Ireland (12 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 13,933 stories about harm among 89,577 counted on 14 Nov.

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Mentions of landslides ran more than ten times their usual in Indonesia's news. of the day's 89,577 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Ukraine stood out: 45% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 14 November 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan66 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Israel54 in 100 of its 515 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine49 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Syria48 in 100 of its 86 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan45 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 531 Chicago US68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Charlotte US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33 London UK22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 210 Beijing China20 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: 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: 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 lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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: too little coverage to readPoland: 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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 lessNew 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 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualNorth Little Rock, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 15 outletsAccra, Ghana -- health: 28 stories, carried by 52 outletsRome, Italy -- health: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsIdaho, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsHampshire, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 147 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 16 stories, carried by 10 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsAdelaide, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 75 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

● North Little Rock US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Accra Ghana about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Rome Italy about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Idaho US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Hampshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 3,915 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice26% 3,533 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,416 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,699 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 740 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 528 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 518 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 285 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 killed3,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,727 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,498 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured826 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions159 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees134 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Sudan and the US Stories reporting evacuations105 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye

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
● 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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