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13,096 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 protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Istanbul and people injured in Algeria. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 39 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 62 in 100 of its 606 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 30
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

191 of its 281 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Tehran accounted for 100 of Iran's 191 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. 88 of Tehran's 100 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

378 of its 606 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Istanbul accounted for 316 of Türkiye's 378 stories about harm, carried by 533 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (113 stories). Its coverage was about three times 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

Algeria

17 of its 31 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iraq

31 of its 49 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Syria

39 of its 60 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

30 of its 52 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 40%. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Health

Switzerland

55 of its 258 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

Italy

81 of its 388 stories (21%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Illness was named in 28 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 77 of Israel's 136 stories about harm, carried by 69 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Italy (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Japan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); respiratory illness in Canada (33 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); hiv in South Africa (15 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in Australia (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 13,096 stories about harm among 72,460 counted on 14 Nov.

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Japan's news mentioned the earthquake about 4 times as often as usual. 18 in every 100 of the day's 72,460 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. On 14 November 2021, a year earlier, the share was 24 in every 100, against 18 today. Iran stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 59%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran68 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye62 in 100 of its 606 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda58 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 40 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine44 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 60 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 100 Washington US59 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Beijing China53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168 Istanbul Türkiye29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 316 Jerusalem Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 77

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'sYemen: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech 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: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & 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 readMayotte: too little coverage to readUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as 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 about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMauritania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLebanon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little more fearful 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 grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGibraltar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times as fearful as the world's · 378 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 191 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 166 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 272 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 31 stories about harm ● Syria few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health39% 5,023 stories · more than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice20% 2,650 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,656 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents12% 1,582 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Food & livelihood6% 767 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 647 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 400 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 217 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 killed3,127 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,220 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,010 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people injured1,009 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting refugees131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced96 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions87 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations60 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Australia Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as 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.