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14,510 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at deaths in Seoul, tropical storm in the Philippines and people killed in Lebanon. South Korea's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 35 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostSouth Korea 58 in 100 of its 766 stories, usually 21
RegionEast Asia 28 in 100 of its stories, usually 18
Tone of the words About as 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

441 of its 766 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Seoul accounted for 380 of South Korea's 441 stories about harm, carried by 741 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (230 stories). Accidents were named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

South Korea over 30 days → its stories → Seoul stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

256 of its 464 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (133 stories). Tropical storm was named in 160 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with landslides, flooding and tsunami. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Lebanon

34 of its 88 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (25 stories). Cholera was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

Lebanon over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

India

1,118 of its 4,170 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (183 stories). Bridge collapse was named in 391 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with earthquake.

its stories →
Health

Brazil

184 of its 719 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (25 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

Kyiv accounted for 187 of Ukraine's 325 stories about harm, carried by 464 outlets. Hunger was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with power cuts, drought and bridge collapse. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

Tehran accounted for 91 of Iran's 173 stories about harm, carried by 215 outlets. 79 of Tehran's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Macao

18 of its 26 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Cotai accounted for 15 of Macao's 18 stories about harm, carried by 16 outlets.

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Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

41 of its 99 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Tropical storm was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hurricane and storms.

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Also named far more than usual: bridge collapse in India (391 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tropical storm in Jamaica (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Thailand (11 of its stories, about three times its usual); hunger in Russia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hunger in Ukraine (24 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 31 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 14,510 stories about harm among 71,714 counted on 31 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to South Korea. of the day's 71,714 news stories, 20 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. South Korea stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%. A year earlier, on 31 October 2021, 28 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia88 in 100 of its 104 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Iran64 in 100 of its 272 stories · usually 65 · mostly rights & justice South Korea58 in 100 of its 766 stories · usually 21 · mostly deaths & injuries, cause not given Palestine56 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Philippines55 in 100 of its 464 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US92 stories about protests or strikes, of its 442 Tehran Iran79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 San Francisco US60 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 London UK52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237 Zhengzhou China21 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: 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: too little coverage to readSpain: too little coverage to readSouth 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: too little coverage to readSlovenia: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGambia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: too little coverage to readCuba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: too little coverage to readHong 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: 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 readArgentina: 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: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readWestern 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: 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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 readVietnam: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualArmenia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualArkansas, US -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsArizona, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 14 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsSao Paulo, Brazil -- health: 75 stories, carried by 216 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 51 stories, carried by 22 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 34 stories, carried by 79 outletsPort Talbot, UK -- health: 15 stories, carried by 12 outletsKigali, Rwanda -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 21 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

● Arkansas US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Sao Paulo Brazil about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 75 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 51 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health35% 4,969 stories · about as usual Rights & justice21% 3,030 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,503 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Conflict & violence9% 1,288 stories · less than usual (usually 11%) Food & livelihood7% 975 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 802 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 521 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 234 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 killed3,827 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,427 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,246 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,060 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about South Korea and the US Stories reporting refugees129 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced104 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Nigeria and the US Stories reporting abductions78 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations69 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill27 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.