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10,583 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Kharkiv, the earthquake in Nepal and the drought in Argentina. Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice 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 UK → Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeConflict & violence 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostOman 56 in 100 of its 66 stories, usually 11
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

173 of its 342 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kharkiv accounted for 83 of Ukraine's 173 stories about harm, carried by 136 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (96 stories). Illness was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kharkiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

64 of its 94 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kathmandu accounted for 26 of Nepal's 64 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (35 stories). Earthquake was named in 49 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Food & livelihood

Argentina

38 of its 89 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories). Drought was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Iran

110 of its 192 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Tehran accounted for 49 of Iran's 110 stories about harm, carried by 61 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Oman

37 of its 66 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Dhofar accounted for 31 of Oman's 37 stories about harm, carried by 12 outlets. Cyclone was named in 36 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with storm surge.

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Disasters & accidents

Mexico

83 of its 192 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (8 stories). Hurricane was named in 61 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with tropical storm, storms and heavy rain.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

87 of its 252 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 341 of Palestine's 416 stories about harm, carried by 538 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate (76 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Kashmir

41 of its 94 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Hong Kong

21 of its 61 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (61 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); cyclone in Oman (36 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Spain (38 of its stories, about three times its usual); typhoon in Vietnam (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in Zimbabwe (10 of its stories, about three times its usual).

21 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 22 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 10,583 stories about harm among 51,059 counted on 22 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 21 in every 100 of the day's 51,059 news stories were about people being harmed, above the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. Ukraine stood out: 51% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 28%. On 22 October 2022, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 21 today. This week the news turned most often to Chad, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 7 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel72 in 100 of its 2,826 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal68 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 29 · mostly disasters & accidents Palestine65 in 100 of its 643 stories · usually 62 · mostly conflict & violence Iran57 in 100 of its 192 stories · usually 50 · mostly rights & justice Oman56 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 11 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Tel Aviv Israel93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 213 Gaza Palestine89 stories about protests or strikes, of its 341 Jerusalem Israel83 stories about protests or strikes, of its 287 London UK50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Tehran Iran22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 49

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: too little coverage to readUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.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 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: too little coverage to readTaiwan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: too little coverage to readSri 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: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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: too little coverage to readPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: too little coverage to readNorth 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: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: 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 lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: 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: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: too little coverage to readKosovo: 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 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 lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: 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: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: too little coverage to readGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: 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: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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 lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: 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 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAruba: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk 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 readMalaysia: warmth about its own usualJamaica: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualManchester, UK -- health: 37 stories, carried by 42 outletsBristol, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 109 outletsToronto, Canada -- conflict & violence: 33 stories, carried by 39 outletsHawaii, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsDetroit, US -- rights & justice: 25 stories, carried by 34 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- rights & justice: 46 stories, carried by 25 outletsCairo, Egypt -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 20 outletsBern, Switzerland -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 24 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

● Manchester UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 37 stories ● Bristol UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Toronto Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 33 stories ● Hawaii US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Detroit US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Conflict & violence28% 2,894 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health22% 2,271 stories · much less than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice20% 2,107 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 1,598 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 482 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 395 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 370 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 302 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 killed3,558 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people affected1,287 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,038 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured907 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions765 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations308 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the UK Stories reporting people displaced282 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees172 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.

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