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23,370 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to protests in Beirut (Lebanon), violence in Kongsberg and people injured in Taiwan. Norway's coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 56 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNorway 61 in 100 of its 494 stories, usually 22
RegionCentral Asia 37 in 100 of its stories, usually 33
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Lebanon

263 of its 384 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Beirut accounted for 250 of Lebanon's 263 stories about harm, carried by 337 outlets. 198 of Beirut's 250 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (161 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories → Beirut stories →
Conflict & violence

Norway

303 of its 494 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Kongsberg accounted for 214 of Norway's 303 stories about harm, carried by 546 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (180 stories). Its coverage was about 4 times as angry as the world's.

Norway over 30 days → its stories → Kongsberg stories →
Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

183 of its 320 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (100 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Taiwan over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Indonesia

81 of its 180 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Outbreaks were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Bangladesh

110 of its 186 stories (59%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Dhaka accounted for 71 of Bangladesh's 110 stories about harm, carried by 90 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (24 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

46 of its 76 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 46%. Tigray accounted for 34 of Ethiopia's 46 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Philippines

343 of its 682 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (55 stories). Tropical storm was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with typhoon.

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Displacement

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 153 of Afghanistan's 246 stories about harm, carried by 231 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (47 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Eswatini

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. 14 of Mbabane's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

20 of its 25 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. 15 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Türkiye (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (41 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (26 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); heatwave in Canada (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

25 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 26; 25 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 14 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 23,370 stories about harm among 91,885 counted on 14 Oct.

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Stories about people being harmed made up 25 in every 100 of the day's 91,885 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2020, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 25 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Yemen74 in 100 of its 62 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon68 in 100 of its 384 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence Syria65 in 100 of its 107 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Norway61 in 100 of its 494 stories · usually 22 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia61 in 100 of its 76 stories · usually 46 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US203 stories about protests or strikes, of its 913 Beirut Lebanon198 stories about protests or strikes, of its 250 London UK71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 396 Chicago US40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 240 Los Angeles US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 162

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: 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 lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readDR 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBrunei: 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: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJersey: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk 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 readSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualHilton Head Island, US -- health: 20 stories, carried by 54 outletsNew Jersey, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 28 outletsGloucester, UK -- health: 20 stories, carried by 22 outletsTamil Nadu, India -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 39 stories, carried by 31 outletsChennai, India -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 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

● Hilton Head Island US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 25 stories ● Gloucester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 20 stories ● Tamil Nadu India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 39 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health56% 12,939 stories · about as usual Rights & justice17% 3,922 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,949 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence8% 1,860 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 1,045 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given3% 624 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 481 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 355 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 killed4,899 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,746 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,481 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,380 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Norway Stories reporting evacuations133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions131 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees127 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting people displaced97 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Yemen Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Switzerland

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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