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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.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: too little coverage to readZambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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 lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustralia: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: warmth about its own usualPhilippines: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualKenya: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualWilson County, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 93 outletsNorth Carolina, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 71 outletsBali, India -- food & livelihood: 11 stories, carried by 17 outletsTigray, Ethiopia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsAthens, Greece -- health: 11 stories, carried by 35 outletsPhnom Penh, Cambodia -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 15 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsBamako, Mali -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 21 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

● Wilson County US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● North Carolina US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Bali India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · food & livelihood · 11 stories ● Tigray Ethiopia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Athens Greece about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

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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