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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
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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.

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 lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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 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: too little coverage to readSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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: 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 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 lessMalawi: 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: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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 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: too little coverage to readGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readFiji: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: too little coverage to readEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTunisia: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualSomalia: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualDane County, US -- shelter & services: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsHaryana, India -- food & livelihood: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 51 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 49 outletsKozhikode, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 16 outletsBrisbane, Australia -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 24 outletsQuebec, Canada -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 24 outletsBasingstoke, UK -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

● Dane County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 12 stories ● Haryana India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 10 stories ● Mogadishu Somalia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 21 stories ● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 36 stories ● Kozhikode India 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 →

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.