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8,853 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 day's news pointed at a disaster in Amasra, illness in Port-au-Prince and violence in Jammu. Kashmir's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 72 in 100 of its 287 stories, usually 26
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 41 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
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

Türkiye

208 of its 287 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Amasra accounted for 73 of Türkiye's 208 stories about harm, carried by 298 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (88 stories). Accidents were named in 43 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Amasra stories →
Health

Haiti

45 of its 60 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 30 of Haiti's 45 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. Hunger was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

69 of its 125 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Jammu accounted for 52 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 25 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Malta

19 of its 55 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 108 of Iran's 169 stories about harm, carried by 309 outlets. 101 of Tehran's 108 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 106 of Ukraine's 229 stories about harm, carried by 175 outlets. Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Cambodia

20 of its 26 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (18 stories).

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Health

Singapore

35 of its 112 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Displacement

Colombia

11 of its 21 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Singapore (18 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (24 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (10 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in UK (22 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
22 in 10020 in 10016 Sep23 Sep30 Sep7 Oct15 Oct16 Sep: 20 in 10017 Sep: 20 in 10018 Sep: 21 in 10019 Sep: 20 in 10020 Sep: 20 in 10021 Sep: 20 in 10022 Sep: 20 in 10023 Sep: 20 in 10024 Sep: 22 in 10025 Sep: 21 in 10026 Sep: 21 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 21 in 10030 Sep: 21 in 1001 Oct: 21 in 1002 Oct: 21 in 1003 Oct: 20 in 1004 Oct: 20 in 1005 Oct: 20 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 21 in 1009 Oct: 20 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 20 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 10014 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 8,853 stories about harm among 43,341 counted on 15 Oct.

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Türkiye stood out: 72% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. 20 in every 100 of the day's 43,341 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. On 15 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 26 in every 100, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti75 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Türkiye72 in 100 of its 287 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran70 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Palestine62 in 100 of its 58 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir55 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 35 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 London UK78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 171 Washington US50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 217 Los Angeles US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 165 Beijing China26 stories about protests or strikes, of its 89

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 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: no storiesGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: 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 lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: 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 lessRwanda: 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 lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalaysia: near the world's share or lessMalawi: 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 lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: 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 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 storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: 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: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench 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: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: 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 lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: 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 lessBahamas: 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 lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesMonaco: 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: 29 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 81 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Venezuela: 47 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 49 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 72 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Tunisia: 39 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Thailand: 40 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 29 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 76 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Slovakia: 88 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Singapore: 31 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 32 in 100 of its 621 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 332 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 41 in 100 of its 597 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malta: 35 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kenya: 32 in 100 of its 117 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 152 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 36 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 70 in 100 of its 243 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 95 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Haiti: 75 in 100 of its 60 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Greece: 35 in 100 of its 80 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Gambia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cuba: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)DR Congo: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Colombia: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Chad: 47 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Cambodia: 77 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 65 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burkina Faso: 80 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 45 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 43 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 38 in 100 of its 607 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 62 in 100 of its 58 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 55 in 100 of its 125 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
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 20 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

● Türkiye 72 in 100 of its 287 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Iran 70 in 100 of its 243 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Haiti 75 in 100 of its 60 stories · mostly health ● Kashmir 55 in 100 of its 125 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 62 in 100 of its 58 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 41 in 100 of its 597 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,727 stories · less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice23% 2,021 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 1,387 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,144 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 550 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 501 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 264 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 153 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 killed2,490 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected860 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured710 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Türkiye Stories reporting people displaced94 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the US Stories reporting abductions61 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.