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18,176 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at illness in Kigali, a disaster in Kathmandu and protests in Vienna (Austria). Nepal's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostNepal 75 in 100 of its 230 stories, usually 32
RegionCentral Asia 21 in 100 of its stories, usually 11
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Rwanda

64 of its 82 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Kigali accounted for 34 of Rwanda's 64 stories about harm, carried by 51 outlets. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Ebola was named in 39 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with haemorrhagic fever. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Rwanda over 30 days → its stories → Kigali stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

173 of its 230 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Kathmandu accounted for 142 of Nepal's 173 stories about harm, carried by 443 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (69 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Protests & strikes

Austria

33 of Vienna's 54 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (12 stories). Covid was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Austria over 30 days → its stories → Vienna stories →
Conflict & violence

Syria

53 of its 69 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 60%. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (12 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Syria over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 123 of the Philippines' 186 stories about harm, carried by 21 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories). Storm surge was named in 10 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.

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Disasters & accidents

Greece

92 of its 325 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (19 stories). Wildfires were named in 26 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Beirut accounted for 428 of Lebanon's 512 stories about harm, carried by 561 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (40 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Cape Verde

9 of its 11 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Reports of people falling ill ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Belgium

41 of its 131 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (17 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

18 of its 39 stories (46%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Tropical storm was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Taiwan (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); wildfires in Greece (26 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); tropical storm in Belize (12 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); earthquake in Russia (10 of its stories, about three times its usual); storm surge in Philippines (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 Sep. 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 18,176 stories about harm among 94,424 counted on 30 Sep.

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In Rwanda, 78% of the news was about people being harmed, where 29% is usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 94,424 stories, as usual. Mentions of Ebola ran more than ten times their usual in Rwanda's news. A year earlier, on 1 October 2023, 18 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Rwanda78 in 100 of its 82 stories · usually 29 · mostly health Syria77 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 60 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal75 in 100 of its 230 stories · usually 32 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon72 in 100 of its 711 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,539 stories · usually 69 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 574 Tel Aviv Israel46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 211 Beirut Lebanon40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 428 London UK35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230 Vienna Austria33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: 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: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: too little coverage to readSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: 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'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: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: 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'sJordan: 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'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCôte 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'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: 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: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: feelings about like the world'sNauru: 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 readZimbabwe: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sYemen: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sPanama: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sNepal: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLebanon: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sHong Kong: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelize: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about twice as fearful as 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

● Kashmir few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 45 stories about harm ● Austria about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Lebanon about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 512 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as angry as the world's · 998 stories about harm ● Sweden few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 21 stories about harm ● Iran about twice as angry as the world's · 121 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 4,679 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents22% 4,017 stories · more than usual (usually 18%) Rights & justice19% 3,460 stories · much less than usual (usually 25%) Conflict & violence15% 2,682 stories · about as usual Shelter & services5% 937 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 791 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 755 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 557 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 killed5,098 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,526 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,432 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,138 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced378 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions296 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and India Stories reporting evacuations250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees240 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting people falling ill36 at about twice the usual rate · most about Rwanda and Cape Verde

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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as 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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