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7,975 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Illness in Seoul, violence in Mogadishu and protests in Tehran (Iran) drew the news. Somalia's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Somalia →
Part of lifeHealth 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much less than usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 78 in 100 of its 770 stories, usually 16
RegionEast Asia 46 in 100 of its stories, usually 17
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

South Korea

598 of its 770 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Seoul accounted for 540 of South Korea's 598 stories about harm, carried by 855 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (360 stories). Drownings were named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

173 of its 183 stories (95%) were about people being harmed, usually 74%. Mogadishu accounted for 148 of Somalia's 173 stories about harm, carried by 392 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (142 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

143 of its 199 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Tehran accounted for 46 of Iran's 143 stories about harm, carried by 79 outlets. 40 of Tehran's 46 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

201 of its 361 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (38 stories). Tropical storm was named in 122 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with flooding and tsunami.

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

Lebanon

39 of its 82 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 39 stories about harm, carried by 164 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (30 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Rwanda

22 of its 34 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sudan

16 of its 19 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Khartoum accounted for 14 of Sudan's 16 stories about harm, carried by 18 outlets. 9 of Khartoum's 14 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

India

728 of its 2,827 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (88 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 126 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with building collapse.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

46 of its 64 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Hebron accounted for 31 of Palestine's 46 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

12 of its 20 stories (60%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in India (126 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Russia (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Canada (13 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 30 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 7,975 stories about harm among 37,871 counted on 30 Oct.

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South Korea stood out: 78% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 16%. 21 in every 100 of the day's 37,871 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about South Korea and Somalia. the news turned to South Korea for the second day running. A year earlier, on 30 October 2021, 25 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Iran, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia95 in 100 of its 183 stories · usually 74 · mostly conflict & violence South Korea78 in 100 of its 770 stories · usually 16 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine72 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran72 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice Philippines56 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Seoul South Korea57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 San Francisco US54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 Tehran Iran40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 167 London UK18 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93

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: too little coverage to readVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: 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: 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: too little coverage to readComoros: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: 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 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 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readNigeria: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 60 stories, carried by 19 outletsMalvern, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 13 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 18 outletsBerkshire, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsMinnesota, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 14 outletsBasij, Iran -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 35 outletsSeattle, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 10 stories, carried by 16 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

● Abuja Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 60 stories ● Malvern UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Kigali Rwanda about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories ● Berkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Minnesota US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health29% 2,318 stories · much less than usual (usually 35%) Rights & justice21% 1,664 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,466 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence14% 1,107 stories · more than usual (usually 11%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 584 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Food & livelihood6% 436 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 202 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 119 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 killed2,647 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting people injured1,124 at about three times the usual rate · most about South Korea and Somalia Stories reporting people affected769 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced77 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions69 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees62 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 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 much harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout one and a half times 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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