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What the world's news said happened to people.
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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

how these are picked →
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.

its stories →
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

usually 19; 20 the day before
23 in 10016 in 10014 Sep21 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct14 Sep: 23 in 10015 Sep: 22 in 10016 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 20 in 10019 Sep: 21 in 10020 Sep: 21 in 10021 Sep: 22 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 17 in 10026 Sep: 16 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 19 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 17 in 1001 Oct: 17 in 1002 Oct: 17 in 1003 Oct: 17 in 1004 Oct: 17 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 19 in 1007 Oct: 18 in 1008 Oct: 17 in 1009 Oct: 17 in 10010 Oct: 18 in 10011 Oct: 18 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

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 lessVenezuela: 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 lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: near the world's share or lessCayman 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 lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: 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 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 lessPhilippines: 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 lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNigeria: 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 storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: near the world's share or lessMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: 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 lessLiberia: 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 lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIran: near the world's share or lessIndia: 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: no storiesGuinea: 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 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 lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: no storiesDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessMyanmar: near the world's share or lessBurundi: 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 lessBelize: 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 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: no storiesAlgeria: 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): near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): near the world's share or lessCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: 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: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: 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: near the world's share or lessJersey: 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 lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 26 in 100 of its 219 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Yemen: 73 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Puerto Rico: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 30 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 66 in 100 of its 780 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 36 in 100 of its 134 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 31 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 68 in 100 of its 580 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 52 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 154 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 64 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 42 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 29 in 100 of its 697 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)North Korea: 48 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Niger: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 41 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 30 in 100 of its 235 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 28 in 100 of its 392 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malawi: 33 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Libya: 44 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 26 in 100 of its 233 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Japan: 40 in 100 of its 1,192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 39 in 100 of its 205 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 55 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 43 in 100 of its 100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 48 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Germany: 35 in 100 of its 338 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 51 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 30 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 55 in 100 of its 130 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 50 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Colombia: 40 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Hong Kong: 47 in 100 of its 182 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 282 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 51 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 50 in 100 of its 101 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 40 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 102 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Marshall Islands: 50 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Monaco: 39 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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

● Syria 68 in 100 of its 580 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Türkiye 66 in 100 of its 780 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ecuador 55 in 100 of its 130 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Hong Kong 47 in 100 of its 182 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Iraq 55 in 100 of its 69 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Afghanistan 50 in 100 of its 101 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.