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22,559 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Violence in Paris, a disaster in Herat and rights and justice in Colombia drew the news. Colombia's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about three times the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostFrance 28 in 100 of its 1,157 stories, usually 15
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 60 in 100 of its stories, usually 46
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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Conflict & violence

France

324 of its 1,157 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Paris accounted for 187 of France's 324 stories about harm, carried by 467 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (107 stories). Drought was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with poisoning. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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

Lebanon

72 of its 148 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Beirut accounted for 36 of Lebanon's 72 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (36 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

549 of its 844 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 475 of Palestine's 549 stories about harm, carried by 573 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (516 stories). Accidents were named in 24 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (29 stories). Poisoning was named in 31 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. 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 71 of Iran's 139 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

32 of its 112 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 4 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: flooding in Vietnam (90 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Russia (31 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in India (27 of its stories, about three times its usual); landslides in UK (12 of its stories, about three times its usual); accidents in Israel (24 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 20 the day before
23 in 10017 in 10014 Sep21 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct14 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 18 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 18 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 17 in 10023 Sep: 18 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 17 in 10027 Sep: 17 in 10028 Sep: 17 in 10029 Sep: 18 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 1003 Oct: 18 in 1004 Oct: 18 in 1005 Oct: 18 in 1006 Oct: 18 in 1007 Oct: 22 in 1008 Oct: 23 in 1009 Oct: 22 in 10010 Oct: 21 in 10011 Oct: 21 in 10012 Oct: 20 in 10013 Oct: 20 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 13 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 22,559 stories about harm among 110,313 counted on 13 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about three times the usual rate. 20 in every 100 of the day's 110,313 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Vietnam's news mentioned flooding about three times as often as usual. France's news was 28% about people being harmed, against a usual 15%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan80 in 100 of its 51 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 6,786 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan66 in 100 of its 236 stories · usually 59 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 844 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Syria56 in 100 of its 71 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Jerusalem Israel247 stories about protests or strikes, of its 920 Gaza Palestine96 stories about protests or strikes, of its 475 Washington US84 stories about protests or strikes, of its 632 Tel Aviv Israel79 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Hollywood US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 254

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: 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'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: 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'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: 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: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: feelings about like the world'sKenya: 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'sIreland: 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'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: 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: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: 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: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia 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: feelings about like the world'sBangladesh: 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'sAndorra: feelings about like the world'sAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: 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 readVatican 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: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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 readVenezuela: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUruguay: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMozambique: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sJordan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHungary: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sFrance: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sFinland: coverage a little warmer than the world'sEthiopia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEstonia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAngola: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little more fearful than 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

● Colombia few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Israel about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 4,773 stories about harm ● France about twice as angry as the world's · 324 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 72 stories about harm ● Palestine about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 549 stories about harm ● Iran about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 139 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 6,160 stories · much more than usual (usually 16%) Health25% 5,636 stories · less than usual (usually 29%) Rights & justice20% 4,428 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Disasters & accidents11% 2,358 stories · much less than usual (usually 16%) Displacement5% 1,143 stories · more than usual (usually 2%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 897 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 869 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 703 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 killed6,720 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected2,767 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests1,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions1,336 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations708 at about 5 times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees360 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced297 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people falling ill20 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and France

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
● 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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