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24,033 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to violence in Jerusalem, a disaster in Herat and protests in Guatemala City (Guatemala). Israel's coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was 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 the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNorway 26 in 100 of its 110 stories, usually 16
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 59 in 100 of its stories, usually 45
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

5,103 of its 7,159 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Jerusalem accounted for 926 of Israel's 5,103 stories about harm, carried by 1,290 outlets. Cholera was named in 12 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.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
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Conflict & violence

Palestine

442 of its 712 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 336 of Palestine's 442 stories about harm, carried by 344 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Hungary

23 of its 89 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Health

France

Reports of abductions ran at about 10 times the usual rate (9 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Germany

Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (35 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Thailand

Bangkok accounted for 42 of Thailand's 74 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Rights & justice

Malaysia

Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (32 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Haiti (21 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (21 of its stories, about three times its usual); train derailment in India (158 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); diphtheria in Nigeria (30 of its stories, about three times its usual); extreme cold in UK (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 21 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 24,033 stories about harm among 117,385 counted on 12 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about 4 times the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 117,385 stories, above the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about 4 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. For the second day running, the news turned to Israel. Haiti's news mentioned the earthquake about 6 times as often as usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel71 in 100 of its 7,159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine62 in 100 of its 712 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan61 in 100 of its 262 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents Iran51 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti43 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 46 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel170 stories about protests or strikes, of its 926 Tel Aviv Israel81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 540 Detroit US81 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95 Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 570 Hollywood US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 224

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: 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: 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 lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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: too little coverage to readOman: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: too little coverage to readHungary: 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 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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 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 readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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 readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSingapore: warmth about its own usualKyrgyzstan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualGreece: warmth about its own usualColombia: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualNew Jersey, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 16 outletsPortlaoise, Ireland -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 15 outletsIbadan, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 14 outletsAkwa, Nigeria -- shelter & services: 13 stories, carried by 10 outletsPennsylvania, US -- health: 28 stories, carried by 36 outletsBedfordshire, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 50 outletsOslo, Norway -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 21 stories, carried by 19 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

● New Jersey US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Portlaoise Ireland about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 15 stories ● Ibadan Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 20 stories ● Akwa Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 13 stories ● Pennsylvania US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,667 stories · much more than usual (usually 15%) Health25% 5,909 stories · less than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice20% 4,744 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,707 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood5% 1,192 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 900 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 850 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 677 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 killed7,308 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,723 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,987 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,764 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,468 at about 4 times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced376 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees329 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations318 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people falling ill5 at less than a quarter of the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

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.

● Angera little more than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more than 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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