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13,738 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to building collapse in Afghanistan, violence in Jerusalem and protests in Tehran (Iran). Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were much harsher than usual.

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 83 in 100 of its 3,049 stories, usually 33
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 65 in 100 of its stories, usually 36
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

Afghanistan

238 of its 321 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 48%. Herat accounted for 160 of Afghanistan's 238 stories about harm, carried by 478 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (128 stories). Building collapse was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

2,530 of its 3,049 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Jerusalem accounted for 1,185 of Israel's 2,530 stories about harm, carried by 1,367 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (252 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

155 of its 237 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 93 of Iran's 155 stories about harm, carried by 108 outlets. 67 of Tehran's 93 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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

Ecuador

52 of its 63 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Guayaquil accounted for 32 of Ecuador's 52 stories about harm, carried by 62 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

93 of its 280 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Türkiye

Ankara accounted for 55 of Türkiye's 75 stories about harm, carried by 86 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Health

Singapore

38 of its 136 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

62 of its 84 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

183 of its 479 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (18 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); plane crash in Australia (17 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in India (29 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); plane crash in Canada (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

22 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 13,738 stories about harm among 63,680 counted on 7 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the highest since 2 January 2023. 22 in every 100 of the day's 63,680 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 5 times the usual rate. People injured were reported at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Mentions of wildfires ran about 9 times their usual in Indonesia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel83 in 100 of its 3,049 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence Ecuador83 in 100 of its 63 stories · usually 26 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan74 in 100 of its 321 stories · usually 48 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria74 in 100 of its 84 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran65 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 55 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel445 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1185 Washington US123 stories about protests or strikes, of its 333 Sderot Israel77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 375 Tehran Iran67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 93 Delhi India27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 152

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Yemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: 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'sSri Lanka: 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'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: 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'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNigeria: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: 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'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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'sEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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 readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish 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: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sZambia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUganda: coverage a little warmer than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMalta: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEcuador: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sCzechia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sColombia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBrazil: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as 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'sUkraine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as 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

● Iran about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 155 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 2,530 stories about harm ● Syria about twice as fearful as the world's · 62 stories about harm ● Ecuador about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 52 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 183 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 75 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 3,833 stories · much more than usual (usually 12%) Health23% 3,100 stories · much less than usual (usually 31%) Rights & justice20% 2,749 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,103 stories · less than usual (usually 18%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 679 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 416 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 396 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 233 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 killed4,800 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured2,188 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,444 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,386 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions387 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced203 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting refugees178 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations82 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.

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