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The news turned to landslides in Afghanistan, protests in Mandalay (Myanmar) and evacuations in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Canada → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 76 in 100 of its 368 stories, usually 57
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 44
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

280 of its 368 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Herat accounted for 216 of Afghanistan's 280 stories about harm, carried by 452 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (113 stories). Landslides were named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with drought. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Herat stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

55 of its 73 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. Mandalay accounted for 21 of Myanmar's 55 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. 18 of Mandalay's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Myanmar over 30 days → its stories → Mandalay stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

5,193 of its 7,218 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 62%. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (185 stories). Hunger was named in 47 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Palestine

428 of its 675 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 55%. Gaza accounted for 295 of Palestine's 428 stories about harm, carried by 254 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Paraguay

12 of its 14 stories (86%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 6 of Asuncion's 6 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of abductions ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Argentina

32 of its 115 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (20 stories). Wildfires were named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storms and heatwave.

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Conflict & violence

Mozambique

13 of its 26 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Syria

5 of Damascus' 9 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 88 of Iran's 203 stories about harm, carried by 173 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (27 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (100 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); wildfires in Argentina (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (35 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); house fires in Vietnam (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (24 of its stories, about 7 times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 11 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 24,413 stories about harm among 116,788 counted on 11 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. the news turned to Afghanistan for the second day running. 21 in every 100 of the day's 116,788 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 18.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Afghanistan76 in 100 of its 368 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Myanmar75 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 53 · mostly displacement Israel72 in 100 of its 7,218 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Syria65 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel183 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1043 Washington US95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 568 Ashkelon Israel84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 479 Delhi India67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 221 Tel Aviv Israel64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 371

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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua 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: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: 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: 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 lessIran: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea-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 lessGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: 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: 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 readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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: 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 lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: 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 readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualRussia: warmth about its own usualLibya: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualAustralia: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualPerth, Australia -- health: 28 stories, carried by 63 outletsNorthumbria, UK -- rights & justice: 26 stories, carried by 56 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsCastlebar, Ireland -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsWrexham, UK -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- conflict & violence: 18 stories, carried by 19 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 25 stories, carried by 22 outletsUtah, US -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 23 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

● Perth Australia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories ● Northumbria UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 26 stories ● Dubai United Arab Emirates about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Castlebar Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Wrexham UK 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 →

Conflict & violence29% 7,050 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health25% 5,940 stories · much less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice21% 4,978 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents12% 2,882 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 888 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 864 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 832 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 637 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 killed7,709 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,640 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,082 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured2,014 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions1,389 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations332 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Canada Stories reporting people displaced325 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees324 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill11 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Fiji and the US

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
● Griefa little more than 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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