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10,227 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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Violence in Ankara, flooding in Vietnam and people injured in Spain drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 78 in 100 of its 460 stories, usually 30
RegionSoutheast Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

361 of its 460 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Ankara accounted for 313 of Türkiye's 361 stories about harm, carried by 602 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (268 stories). Accidents were named in 26 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about 4 times as fearful as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Health

Vietnam

245 of its 870 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 104 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with heavy rain and rabies. Fear in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Spain

140 of its 393 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Pakistan

313 of its 648 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (84 stories). Polio was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories). Cholera was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Cambodia

21 of its 43 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Liberia

12 of its 23 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

16 of its 18 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Bolivia

5 of its 5 stories (100%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 3 of la Paz's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: cholera in Haiti (15 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (16 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flu in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Pakistan (25 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in India (17 of its stories, about three 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 1 Oct. 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 10,227 stories about harm among 56,581 counted on 1 Oct.

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Türkiye stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 30%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 56,581 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and Canada. Vietnam's news mentioned flooding about 6 times as often as usual. A year earlier, on 1 October 2022, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. This week the news turned most often to Armenia, on 5 of 7 days. Over September, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 in September 2022.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Türkiye78 in 100 of its 460 stories · usually 30 · mostly conflict & violence Iraq58 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria56 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Armenia54 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 38 · mostly displacement Pakistan48 in 100 of its 648 stories · usually 32 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 319 Hollywood US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Lagos Nigeria38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 90 Delhi India25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 132 Glasgow UK24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 48

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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'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 readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: 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: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: feelings about like the world'sZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about 4 times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSpain: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHonduras: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCosta Rica: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sArgentina: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier 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 4 times as fearful as the world's · 361 stories about harm ● Spain about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm ● Pakistan about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 313 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 22 stories about harm ● Russia about twice as angry as the world's · 103 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 16 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 2,819 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice22% 2,215 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 1,694 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,677 stories · more than usual (usually 12%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 505 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 488 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 285 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 killed2,699 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,118 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,023 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US Stories reporting arrests998 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees123 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations109 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Vietnam Stories reporting people displaced76 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Armenia and Azerbaijan Stories reporting people falling ill33 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than usual
● Feara little more than 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.