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11,443 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 the typhoon in Japan, violence in Ankara and protests in Quito (Ecuador). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Türkiye and Syria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 40 in 100 of its 1,192 stories, usually 14
RegionEast Asia 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Japan

471 of its 1,192 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Tokyo accounted for 370 of Japan's 471 stories about harm, carried by 750 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (123 stories). Typhoon was named in 393 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with flooding, landslides and power cuts.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Tokyo stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

511 of its 780 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Ankara accounted for 190 of Türkiye's 511 stories about harm, carried by 237 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Protests & strikes

Ecuador

72 of its 130 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Quito accounted for 71 of Ecuador's 72 stories about harm, carried by 157 outlets. 68 of Quito's 71 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories).

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Rights & justice

Israel

80 of its 205 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Burkina Faso

41 of its 41 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 70%. Salmossi accounted for 29 of Burkina Faso's 41 stories about harm, carried by 67 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

110 of its 392 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (61 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Hong Kong

86 of its 182 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 27 of Hong Kong Island's 32 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Germany

118 of its 338 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (27 stories).

its stories →
Health

North Korea

14 of its 29 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Monaco

7 of its 18 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: earthquake in France (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in New Zealand (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); snowstorms in Canada (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); meningitis in UK (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); typhoon in US (15 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 Oct. 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 11,443 stories about harm among 59,021 counted on 13 Oct.

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Evacuations were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Japan and the US. 19 in every 100 of the day's 59,021 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Japan stood out: 40% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 14%. It was the second day running that the news turned to Japan. This week the news turned most often to Türkiye, on 7 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria68 in 100 of its 580 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye66 in 100 of its 780 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador55 in 100 of its 130 stories · usually 43 · mostly rights & justice Iraq55 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia51 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 44 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Quito Ecuador68 stories about protests or strikes, of its 71 London UK61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162 Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 265 Beijing China49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Ankara Türkiye38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 190

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRussia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sPalestine: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sGaza: feelings about like the world'sWest Bank: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sCrimea: feelings about like the world'sEast Jerusalem: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPoland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJapan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sItaly: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFrance: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEcuador: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Türkiye about three times as angry as the world's · 511 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as angry as the world's · 396 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 91 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 50 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice26% 2,912 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Health21% 2,358 stories · less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence19% 2,125 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents19% 2,089 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 631 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 479 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 386 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 228 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 killed3,144 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,861 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting arrests1,446 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured917 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Japan Stories reporting evacuations324 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Japan and the US Stories reporting refugees299 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting people displaced209 at about three times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and Syria Stories reporting abductions127 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting people falling ill14 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Lithuania

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more 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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