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7,879 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to building collapse in Kenya, violence in Karak and the typhoon in Taiwan. Jordan's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 25 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJordan 76 in 100 of its 191 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 21
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Kenya

77 of its 227 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Nairobi accounted for 50 of Kenya's 77 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (10 stories). Building collapse was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories → Nairobi stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

146 of its 191 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Karak accounted for 117 of Jordan's 146 stories about harm, carried by 258 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (124 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Jordan over 30 days → its stories → Karak stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

52 of its 105 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Taipei accounted for 39 of Taiwan's 52 stories about harm, carried by 73 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Typhoon was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories → Taipei stories →
Protests & strikes

France

283 of its 652 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Paris accounted for 234 of France's 283 stories about harm, carried by 529 outlets. 182 of Paris' 234 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

France over 30 days → its stories → Paris stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

109 of its 288 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (40 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

84 of its 125 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Hebron accounted for 53 of Palestine's 84 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

13 of its 29 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Italy

56 of its 243 stories (23%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 29 of Milan's 30 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (27 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Vanuatu

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Earthquake was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

18 of its 36 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. 3 of Quneitra's 5 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Spain (33 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Vanuatu (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in China (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); ebola in Nigeria (44 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in UK (97 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 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 7,879 stories about harm among 41,369 counted on 24 Oct.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 41,369 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 24 October 2025, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Jordan76 in 100 of its 191 stories · usually 18 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 125 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Israel56 in 100 of its 315 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Taiwan50 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 16 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda46 in 100 of its 92 stories · usually 27 · mostly health

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Paris France182 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Delhi India87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 194 Milan Italy29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 30 Washington US24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 176 London UK19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 102

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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 readUnited Kingdom: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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'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 readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: 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'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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 readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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 readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful 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'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTaiwan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sRussia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPortugal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMalaysia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sJapan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sGuatemala: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sDR Congo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCongo: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBenin: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahamas: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAlgeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAlbania: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: 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

● Jordan about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 146 stories about harm ● Afghanistan few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 24 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 99 stories about harm ● Saudi Arabia about twice as angry as the world's · 96 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 283 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 176 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice25% 1,930 stories · about as usual Health24% 1,844 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 1,409 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 1,239 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 462 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 302 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 278 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 236 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 killed2,040 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,073 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected896 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured752 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jordan and the US Stories reporting evacuations97 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and China Stories reporting people displaced84 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions79 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees46 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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