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The news turned to a disaster in Amasra, protests in Tehran (Iran) and people injured in Russia. Russia's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 65 in 100 of its 133 stories, usually 29
RegionCentral Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Türkiye

87 of its 133 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Amasra accounted for 28 of Türkiye's 87 stories about harm, carried by 75 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (37 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories → Amasra stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

267 of its 352 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Tehran accounted for 205 of Iran's 267 stories about harm, carried by 466 outlets. 166 of Tehran's 205 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (127 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

196 of its 501 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (104 stories). Illness was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Russia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Palestine

49 of its 68 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Nablus accounted for 25 of Palestine's 49 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. 17 of Nablus' 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

France

84 of its 322 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 30 of Paris' 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Malta

39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Valletta accounted for 24 of Malta's 39 stories about harm, carried by 54 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Mexico

53 of its 136 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people injured ran at about 7 times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

Tigray accounted for 22 of Ethiopia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 49 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Azerbaijan

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. 4 of Aghdam's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Germany (16 of its stories, about three times its usual); covid in Egypt (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Philippines (14 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Canada (12 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 16 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 7,823 stories about harm among 37,221 counted on 16 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Türkiye. of the day's 37,221 news stories, 21 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Türkiye stood out: 65% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 29%. Mentions of Covid ran about three times their usual in Egypt's news. A year earlier, on 16 October 2021, 26 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Venezuela, on 4 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Iran76 in 100 of its 352 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Palestine72 in 100 of its 68 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye65 in 100 of its 133 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Uganda60 in 100 of its 75 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Afghanistan53 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran166 stories about protests or strikes, of its 205 Beijing China66 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Washington US57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 126 Los Angeles US31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: too little coverage to readSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessQatar: 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: too little coverage to readPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: too little coverage to readPanama: 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: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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 lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: 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: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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 readSudan: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualChina: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBeijing, China -- health: 144 stories, carried by 469 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 19 outletsColorado, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 19 outletsMaine, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsWinnipeg, Canada -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsWest Midlands, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsBerlin, Germany -- health: 17 stories, carried by 74 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

● China warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Beijing China about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 144 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Winnipeg Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 2,438 stories · less than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice24% 1,859 stories · more than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents15% 1,144 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 995 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood6% 497 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 420 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 247 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 144 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 killed2,163 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests881 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured779 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Iran Stories reporting people affected697 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced91 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Nigeria and Ethiopia Stories reporting abductions65 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations59 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Australia and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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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