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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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →
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.

its stories →

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
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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.

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: too little coverage to readIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: too little coverage to readQatar: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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 lessNorway: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: 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 lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: 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 readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: too little coverage to readN. 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: about as warm as its own usual or lessBermuda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSri Lanka: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSamoa: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualCambodia: warmth about its own usualBajaur, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsSwanage, UK -- displacement: 23 stories, carried by 57 outletsArugam Bay, Sri Lanka -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 36 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 23 stories, carried by 21 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 14 outletsMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsEdinburgh, UK -- health: 47 stories, carried by 169 outletsMaputo, Mozambique -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 42 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

● Sri Lanka warmth about one and a half times usual ● Venezuela warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Bajaur Pakistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Swanage UK about twice as warm as the day's news · displacement · 23 stories ● Arugam Bay Sri Lanka about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 23 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories

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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