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What the world's news said happened to people.
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7,136 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 news turned to violence in Istanbul, rights and justice in Paris and protests in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt). Türkiye's coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 65 in 100 of its 368 stories, usually 31
RegionEast Asia 23 in 100 of its stories, usually 20
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

241 of its 368 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Istanbul accounted for 206 of Türkiye's 241 stories about harm, carried by 440 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (212 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Istanbul stories →
Rights & justice

France

108 of its 316 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Paris accounted for 79 of France's 108 stories about harm, carried by 176 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (71 stories). Illness was named in 48 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 52 of Iran's 102 stories about harm, carried by 58 outlets. 41 of Tehran's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Poland

16 of its 38 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Warsaw accounted for 12 of Poland's 16 stories about harm, carried by 27 outlets.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Albania

9 of its 16 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 6 of Tirana's 8 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

32 of its 50 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Tigray accounted for 24 of Ethiopia's 32 stories about harm, carried by 81 outlets.

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Health

China

201 of its 708 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

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Health

UK

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (191 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: flooding in South Africa (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); outbreaks in Australia (15 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in US (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 7,136 stories about harm among 38,210 counted on 13 Nov.

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On the side of help, reports of volunteers ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 38,210 stories, as usual. Türkiye's news was 65% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. In South Africa's news, mentions of flooding ran about 4 times their usual. A year earlier, on 13 November 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. This week the news turned most often to Egypt, on 5 of 6 days; help rose on 1 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye65 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 31 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia64 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Iran58 in 100 of its 175 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan39 in 100 of its 87 stories · usually 46 · mostly rights & justice Egypt39 in 100 of its 217 stories · usually 29 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52 Paris France39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 79 Washington US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Kherson Ukraine24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Beijing China22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 78

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readYemen: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPoland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGermany: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry 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 twice as fearful as the world's · 241 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 102 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 151 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Ethiopia few stories a little warmer than the world's · 32 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 56 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 2,271 stories · less than usual (usually 36%) Rights & justice21% 1,486 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,156 stories · much more than usual (usually 11%) Disasters & accidents13% 936 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 440 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 397 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 187 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 176 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 killed1,984 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests650 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured593 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting people affected560 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees78 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced68 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions53 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations30 at about half the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US

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 about as 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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