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15,964 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Power cuts in Ukraine, protests in Tehran (Iran) and arrests in France drew the news. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 37 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostUkraine 51 in 100 of its 877 stories, usually 39
RegionCentral Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

449 of its 877 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Kyiv accounted for 325 of Ukraine's 449 stories about harm, carried by 422 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (68 stories). Power cuts were named in 78 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 136 of Iran's 201 stories about harm, carried by 203 outlets. 110 of Tehran's 136 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Rights & justice

France

189 of its 761 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

France over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nigeria

333 of its 1,005 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (53 stories). Natural hazards were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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

Ethiopia

55 of its 109 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tigray accounted for 45 of Ethiopia's 55 stories about harm, carried by 60 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mali

28 of its 39 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

41 of its 83 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Jammu accounted for 30 of Kashmir's 41 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. 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 →
Protests & strikes

Tunisia

20 of its 44 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. 8 of Zarzis' 8 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (45 stories). Plane crash was named in 23 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

90 of its 123 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 58%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: measles in Somalia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Thailand (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); polio in Germany (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Russia (23 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 21; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 18 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 15,964 stories about harm among 80,394 counted on 18 Oct.

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The news turned to Ukraine for the second day running. 20 in every 100 of the day's 80,394 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Ukraine's news, mentions of power cuts ran about 6 times their usual. On 18 October 2021, a year earlier, the share was 25 in every 100, against 20 today. Ukraine's news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria73 in 100 of its 123 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti64 in 100 of its 89 stories · usually 62 · mostly health Iran59 in 100 of its 339 stories · usually 69 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 93 stories · usually 58 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine51 in 100 of its 877 stories · usually 39 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 136 Washington US98 stories about protests or strikes, of its 505 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 239 Paris France44 stories about protests or strikes, of its 125 Delhi India41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 219

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'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSudan: 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'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: 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: too little coverage to readSt 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'sPapua New Guinea: 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'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: 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'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: 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'sCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: 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: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall 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 readBritish 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: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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: 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 readYemen: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTajikistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSierra Leone: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier 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'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMorocco: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sIsrael: coverage a little warmer than 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'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCongo: coverage a little angrier than the world'sColombia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sChad: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCameroon: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBulgaria: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBelize: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sArmenia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer 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 about three times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about three times as fearful as the world'sBermuda: 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

● Kashmir few stories about three times as fearful as the world's · 41 stories about harm ● Mali few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 28 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 449 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 90 stories about harm ● Bangladesh about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 66 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 201 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health37% 5,863 stories · more than usual (usually 34%) Rights & justice23% 3,641 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,083 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence11% 1,671 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood7% 1,029 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 668 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 597 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 229 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 killed3,862 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,548 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,369 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured739 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions205 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees135 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations134 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Australia

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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