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Most of the day's attention went to the earthquake in Afghanistan, abductions in Israel and protests in Tehran (Iran). Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Afghanistan → Reports of abductions ran at about 9 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Afghanistan → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 7 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 38 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostIsrael 81 in 100 of its 4,578 stories, usually 43
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 68 in 100 of its stories, usually 38
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

428 of its 510 stories (84%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Herat accounted for 360 of Afghanistan's 428 stories about harm, carried by 690 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (290 stories). Earthquake was named in 336 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Israel

3,723 of its 4,578 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. Reports of abductions ran at about 8 times the usual rate (674 stories). Train derailment was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Iran

130 of its 197 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 130 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. 26 of Tehran's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Egypt

91 of its 192 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Alexandria accounted for 59 of Egypt's 91 stories about harm, carried by 170 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (64 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Ghana

64 of its 241 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 16 of Accra's 27 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (32 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 115 of Palestine's 194 stories about harm, carried by 139 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

55 of its 105 stories (52%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Cheung Chau accounted for 30 of Hong Kong's 55 stories about harm, carried by 111 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ecuador

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

247 of its 777 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (162 stories). Landslides were named in 50 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with wildfires.

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Also named far more than usual: wildfires in Indonesia (16 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); tropical storm in Guam (15 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); landslides in Vietnam (50 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); illness in Mexico (13 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); illness in Ukraine (20 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

23 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 22 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 13,053 stories about harm among 55,907 counted on 8 Oct.

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It was the highest share of stories about people being harmed since 25 December 2022. On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 7 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 23 in every 100 of the day's 55,907 stories, above the usual 18. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. This week the news turned most often to Thailand, on 4 of 7 days; help rose on 3 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan84 in 100 of its 510 stories · usually 50 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel81 in 100 of its 4,578 stories · usually 43 · mostly conflict & violence Syria73 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 59 · mostly conflict & violence Iran66 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 55 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 349 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel180 stories about protests or strikes, of its 783 Tel Aviv Israel87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 605 Sderot Israel71 stories about protests or strikes, of its 475 Herat Afghanistan52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 360 Washington US49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 237

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: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: too little coverage to readSudan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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: 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: 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 lessNigeria: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: 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: 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: 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 lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: too little coverage to readGabon: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: too little coverage to readChile: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: too little coverage to readAksai 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: too little coverage to readSiachen Glacier: too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessChagos 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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 readSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEthiopia: warmth about its own usualEgypt: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualTehran, Iran -- conflict & violence: 50 stories, carried by 68 outletsSan Antonio, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 outletsEssex, UK -- health: 11 stories, carried by 56 outletsAmsterdam, Netherlands -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 10 stories, carried by 16 outletsLondon, UK -- rights & justice: 202 stories, carried by 309 outletsCanberra, Australia -- disasters & accidents: 16 stories, carried by 84 outletsAlexandria, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 59 stories, carried by 170 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

● Tehran Iran about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 50 stories ● San Antonio US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Essex UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Amsterdam Netherlands about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence38% 4,828 stories · much more than usual (usually 13%) Health19% 2,479 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice16% 2,075 stories · much less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents16% 2,044 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 544 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 337 stories · less than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services3% 331 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 225 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 killed5,685 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people injured2,249 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Afghanistan Stories reporting people affected1,534 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests952 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions835 at about 9 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced247 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Afghanistan Stories reporting refugees166 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Afghanistan Stories reporting evacuations84 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
● Fearabout one and a half times 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.