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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.

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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).

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
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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.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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: too little coverage to readNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: too little coverage to readLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: too little coverage to readIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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 readGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: too little coverage to readDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: too little coverage to readBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast 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: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 81 outletsBali, Indonesia -- health: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsBali, China -- rights & justice: 11 stories, carried by 59 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 27 stories, carried by 30 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 23 stories, carried by 41 outletsNevada, US -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsJakarta, Indonesia -- health: 10 stories, carried by 27 outletsNuffield, UK -- health: 13 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

● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Bali Indonesia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Bali China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 11 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 27 stories ● Phnom Penh Cambodia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 23 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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