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18,720 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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The day's news pointed at violence in Ankara, tropical storm in the Philippines and protests in Maputo (Mozambique). Türkiye's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Africa →
Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 63 in 100 of its 464 stories, usually 26
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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

293 of its 464 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Ankara accounted for 212 of Türkiye's 293 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (209 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 → Ankara stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

326 of its 718 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Philippine accounted for 154 of the Philippines' 326 stories about harm, carried by 149 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (35 stories). Tropical storm was named in 157 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with flooding, landslides and typhoon.

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

Sri Lanka

73 of its 169 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Arugam Bay accounted for 50 of Sri Lanka's 73 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 8 times the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

98 of its 216 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (59 stories). Its coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Azerbaijan

40 of its 168 stories (24%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Cuba

62 of its 112 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Flooding was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Norway

Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (17 stories). Train derailment was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: train derailment in Norway (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Russia (14 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in Japan (10 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); outbreaks in US (372 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); storms in India (45 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
21 in 10017 in 10025 Sep2 Oct9 Oct16 Oct24 Oct25 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 10024 Oct: 17 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 24 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 18,720 stories about harm among 107,705 counted on 24 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 5 September 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 107,705 stories, below the usual 19. People falling ill were reported at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about the US and South Africa. For the second day running, the news turned to Türkiye. Türkiye stood out: 63% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon67 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 935 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye63 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Cuba55 in 100 of its 112 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine55 in 100 of its 256 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US111 stories about protests or strikes, of its 566 Seattle US36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 London UK30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Los Angeles US29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 248 Boston US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 129

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: 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: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: 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 readFrance: 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'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: feelings about like the world'sColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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 readMarshall 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: feelings about like the world'sBermuda: 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: 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: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sTunisia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSpain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMozambique: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLibya: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sLaos: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful 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 angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than 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 three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times 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 three times as fearful as the world'sVatican City: coverage a little more grief-stricken 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

● Kashmir about three times as fearful as the world's · 98 stories about harm ● Türkiye about three times as fearful as the world's · 293 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 598 stories about harm ● Sri Lanka about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 73 stories about harm ● Venezuela few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 34 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 140 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 5,775 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice23% 4,241 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 3,050 stories · less than usual (usually 21%) Conflict & violence14% 2,497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 888 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 698 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 652 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 480 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 killed4,575 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,491 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,945 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced399 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions297 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations295 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees181 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill171 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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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