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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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).

its stories →
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
21 in 10017 in 10014 Oct21 Oct28 Oct4 Nov13 Nov14 Oct: 20 in 10015 Oct: 20 in 10016 Oct: 21 in 10017 Oct: 20 in 10018 Oct: 20 in 10019 Oct: 20 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 19 in 10022 Oct: 20 in 10023 Oct: 19 in 10024 Oct: 20 in 10025 Oct: 20 in 10026 Oct: 20 in 10027 Oct: 19 in 10028 Oct: 19 in 10029 Oct: 21 in 10030 Oct: 21 in 10031 Oct: 20 in 1001 Nov: 19 in 1002 Nov: 19 in 1003 Nov: 19 in 1004 Nov: 19 in 1005 Nov: 20 in 1006 Nov: 20 in 1007 Nov: 19 in 1008 Nov: 18 in 1009 Nov: 17 in 10010 Nov: 18 in 10012 Nov: 18 in 10013 Nov: 19 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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: no storiesU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: 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: no storiesUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: 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 lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: no storiesTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: no storiesSri Lanka: 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 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: near the world's share or lessSamoa: 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 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 storiesPakistan: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: 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: 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 lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: no storiesMalta: 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 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 lessJapan: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: 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 lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew 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: 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 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: no storiesCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: no storiesCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: 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 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 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: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & 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 storiesYemen: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)UK: 24 in 100 of its 2,528 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Uganda: 39 in 100 of its 33 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 65 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 57 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 32 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 39 in 100 of its 36 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 29 in 100 of its 321 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 57 in 100 of its 14 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Slovenia: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 45 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Poland: 42 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 32 in 100 of its 287 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 657 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mozambique: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 83 in 100 of its 6 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 38 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 28 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Jamaica: 32 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 28 in 100 of its 339 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iraq: 40 in 100 of its 40 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 58 in 100 of its 175 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)France: 34 in 100 of its 316 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ethiopia: 64 in 100 of its 50 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)El Salvador: 80 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Egypt: 39 in 100 of its 217 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cambodia: 26 in 100 of its 140 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 67 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Brunei: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 29 in 100 of its 193 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 30 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Austria: 45 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 56 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 39 in 100 of its 87 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)China: 28 in 100 of its 708 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 47 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 28 in 100 of its 538 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 50 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 30 in 100 of its 47 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

● Türkiye 65 in 100 of its 368 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 58 in 100 of its 175 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Ethiopia 64 in 100 of its 50 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Egypt 39 in 100 of its 217 stories · mostly rights & justice ● France 34 in 100 of its 316 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Afghanistan 39 in 100 of its 87 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

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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