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19,005 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, tropical storm in the Philippines and protests in Nuuk (Greenland) drew the news. Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Language across the world's news ran about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico →
Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 66 in 100 of its 500 stories, usually 22
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

328 of its 500 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Ankara accounted for 262 of Türkiye's 328 stories about harm, carried by 403 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (177 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about three times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

342 of its 726 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Philippine accounted for 157 of the Philippines' 342 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 8 times the usual rate (18 stories). Tropical storm was named in 120 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, heavy rain and cyclone.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
Food & livelihood

Peru

27 of its 82 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (15 stories).

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

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 112 of Palestine's 144 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Polio was named in 26 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Brazil

7 of Sao Paulo's 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (19 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Sri Lanka

63 of its 191 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iraq

33 of its 59 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Uganda

58 of its 139 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (26 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

64 of its 162 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Norway (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); cyclone in India (160 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Palestine (26 of its stories, about three times its usual); wildfires in Germany (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Mexico (14 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10024 Sep1 Oct8 Oct15 Oct23 Oct24 Sep: 19 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 19 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 20 in 10030 Sep: 19 in 1001 Oct: 20 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 10013 Oct: 19 in 10014 Oct: 18 in 10015 Oct: 18 in 10016 Oct: 18 in 10017 Oct: 18 in 10018 Oct: 18 in 10019 Oct: 18 in 10020 Oct: 19 in 10021 Oct: 18 in 10022 Oct: 18 in 10023 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 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 19,005 stories about harm among 107,277 counted on 23 Oct.

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Reports of people falling ill ran at about 8 times the usual rate, most often about the US and Mexico. of the day's 107,277 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. Türkiye stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 22%. On 24 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 248 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine66 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye66 in 100 of its 500 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,099 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti62 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 54 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US105 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Tel Aviv Israel34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Delhi India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186 Dhaka Bangladesh28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 47

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: 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'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: 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: 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. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: 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'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: 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: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: 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'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: feelings about like the world'sEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican 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: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: 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'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & 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: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little warmer than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times 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'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMali: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalawi: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sLibya: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGuyana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGermany: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArgentina: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sBermuda: coverage a little more fearful 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 · 328 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 717 stories about harm ● Kashmir about twice as fearful as the world's · 64 stories about harm ● Argentina about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 76 stories about harm ● Somalia few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 20 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about twice as fearful as the world's · 63 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 5,824 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 4,328 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 3,047 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,615 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 933 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 707 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 692 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 471 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 killed4,637 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,403 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,876 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,321 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions306 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced287 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations254 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about India and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill209 at about 8 times the usual rate · most about the US and Mexico Stories reporting refugees155 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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 about as 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.