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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.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readPeru: 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 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 readNamibia: 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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 lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGhana: 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 readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about its own usualPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsToxteth, UK -- health: 18 stories, carried by 31 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsSacramento, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsWarsaw, Poland -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 19 outletsTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 29 outletsZahedan, Iran -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 10 outletsXinjiang, China -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 23 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

● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Toxteth UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 14 stories ● Sacramento US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Warsaw Poland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 14 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.