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The day's news pointed at protests in Tehran (Iran), violence in Idlib and the drought in Somalia. Syria's coverage was about three times as fearful as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIran 78 in 100 of its 471 stories, usually 53
RegionCentral Asia 22 in 100 of its stories, usually 14
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Iran

369 of its 471 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Tehran accounted for 233 of Iran's 369 stories about harm, carried by 319 outlets. 204 of Tehran's 233 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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

Syria

203 of its 242 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Idlib accounted for 76 of Syria's 203 stories about harm, carried by 150 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (112 stories). 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.

Syria over 30 days → its stories → Idlib stories →
Disasters & accidents

Somalia

40 of its 49 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storms. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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

Norway

71 of its 223 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 37 of Oslo's 53 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as warm as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

205 of its 433 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 108 of Israel's 205 stories about harm, carried by 127 outlets. Illness was named in 39 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

167 of its 328 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Ankara accounted for 100 of Türkiye's 167 stories about harm, carried by 147 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (82 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

399 of its 993 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (284 stories). Power cuts were named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

86 of its 124 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 51%. Nablus accounted for 43 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

45 of its 101 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Avalanche was named in 15 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain.

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Also named far more than usual: avalanche in Nepal (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (39 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cyclone in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); plane crash in Russia (34 of its stories, about three times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 6 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 19,917 stories about harm among 108,775 counted on 6 Oct.

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In Somalia's news, mentions of the drought ran about 4 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 108,775 stories, as usual. On 6 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 21 in every 100, against 18 today. In Iran, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 53% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria84 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Iran78 in 100 of its 471 stories · usually 53 · mostly rights & justice Sudan74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 69 · mostly displacement Palestine69 in 100 of its 124 stories · usually 51 · mostly conflict & violence Ethiopia62 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tehran Iran204 stories about protests or strikes, of its 233 Washington US141 stories about protests or strikes, of its 611 Delhi India76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 261 Hollywood US41 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 London UK40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 355

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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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: 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: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua 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 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 readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: about as warm as its own usual or lessNamibia: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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 lessJamaica: too little coverage to readItaly: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: too little coverage to readCameroon: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readBermuda: too little coverage to readBritish 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: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readNorway: warmth about one and a half times its own usualNetherlands: warmth about its own usualMorocco: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about twice its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualOslo, Norway -- rights & justice: 53 stories, carried by 219 outletsTehran, Iran -- rights & justice: 233 stories, carried by 319 outletsRaniganj, India -- disasters & accidents: 22 stories, carried by 19 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 18 stories, carried by 28 outletsKwara, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsLiberty County, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 30 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 22 stories, carried by 45 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 27 stories, carried by 26 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

● Iran warmth about twice usual ● Norway warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Oslo Norway about three times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 53 stories ● Tehran Iran about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 233 stories ● Raniganj India about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 22 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Kwara Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,963 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 5,013 stories · more than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents15% 2,912 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Conflict & violence12% 2,430 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood6% 1,171 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 948 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 695 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 468 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 killed4,759 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,353 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,143 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,344 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees278 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations169 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and the US Stories reporting abductions153 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill32 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 harsher than 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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