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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.

its stories →
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

usually 18; 18 the day before
19 in 10017 in 1002 Sep9 Sep16 Sep23 Sep1 Oct2 Sep: 19 in 1003 Sep: 19 in 1004 Sep: 18 in 1005 Sep: 18 in 1006 Sep: 18 in 1007 Sep: 17 in 1008 Sep: 17 in 1009 Sep: 19 in 10010 Sep: 19 in 10011 Sep: 19 in 10012 Sep: 18 in 10013 Sep: 18 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 18 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 17 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 17 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 17 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

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.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: no storiesUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.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 Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessUganda: 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: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: 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 lessSlovenia: 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 storiesSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: 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 lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: 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 lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: near the world's share or lessNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNepal: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: 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 lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: 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: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: 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: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: 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 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: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: 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: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: 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 lessBrunei: 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 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 lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: 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: near the world's share or lessAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: 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: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 27 in 100 of its 163 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Yemen: 41 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 28 in 100 of its 870 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 78 in 100 of its 460 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Syria: 56 in 100 of its 54 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 75 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Spain: 36 in 100 of its 393 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Africa: 24 in 100 of its 383 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 68 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Senegal: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Samoa: 55 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 26 in 100 of its 390 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 24 in 100 of its 453 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Papua New Guinea: 37 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 48 in 100 of its 648 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 23 in 100 of its 1,468 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Niger: 42 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 405 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Namibia: 45 in 100 of its 22 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 89 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 232 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malawi: 32 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)North Macedonia: 56 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Libya: 52 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Liberia: 52 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 29 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 33 in 100 of its 342 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iraq: 58 in 100 of its 72 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 43 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 26 in 100 of its 116 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 54 in 100 of its 41 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Eritrea: 100 in 100 of its 3 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 32 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cambodia: 49 in 100 of its 43 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 50 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bolivia: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 32 in 100 of its 240 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 54 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 45 in 100 of its 135 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 45 in 100 of its 38 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 41 in 100 of its 83 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Macao: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
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 18 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 78 in 100 of its 460 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 48 in 100 of its 648 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Armenia 54 in 100 of its 105 stories · mostly displacement ● Iraq 58 in 100 of its 72 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Afghanistan 45 in 100 of its 135 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Syria 56 in 100 of its 54 stories · mostly conflict & violence

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

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.