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20,621 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to the typhoon in Nepal, abductions in Bangladesh and arrests in Afghanistan. Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeDisasters & accidents 29 in 100 of the stories about harm · much more than usual Country that rose mostNepal 58 in 100 of its 79 stories, usually 42
RegionNorth America 27 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

46 of its 79 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Kathmandu accounted for 34 of Nepal's 46 stories about harm, carried by 30 outlets. Typhoon was named in 20 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Rights & justice

Bangladesh

78 of its 184 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Bangladesh over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

56 of its 105 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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

US

8,388 of its 29,797 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (447 stories). Tornadoes were named in 1,198 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge and power cuts.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 123 of Palestine's 163 stories about harm, carried by 177 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Haiti

38 of its 57 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

North Korea

16 of its 48 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

United Arab Emirates

35 of its 209 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 7%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Mozambique

18 of its 37 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: illness in Taiwan (18 of its stories, about three times its usual); tornadoes in US (1198 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (27 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); cyclone in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); flooding in Russia (13 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 10 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 20,621 stories about harm among 102,913 counted on 10 Oct.

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Nepal's news mentioned the typhoon more than ten times as often as usual. 20 in every 100 of the day's 102,913 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal, 58% of the news was about people being harmed, where 42% is usual. A year earlier, on 11 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon71 in 100 of its 275 stories · usually 72 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine67 in 100 of its 242 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Haiti67 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 50 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,392 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal58 in 100 of its 79 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 537 Jerusalem Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 216 Tampa US45 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1313 London UK34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 298 Kolkata India32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 45

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 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: 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 lessTurkey: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: too little coverage to readSpain: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: 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 lessSaudi 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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 readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: too little coverage to readWestern 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 lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: 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: 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 readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 lessJamaica: 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: too little coverage to readIceland: 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 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDominican 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 lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: 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 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: 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 lessMyanmar: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustralia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: warmth about its own usualGuam: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualDistrict of Columbia, US -- other: 11 stories, carried by 11 outletsTennessee, US -- disasters & accidents: 31 stories, carried by 90 outletsHan Kang, South Korea -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 33 outletsNaqoura, Lebanon -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 22 outletsBrussels, Belgium -- health: 12 stories, carried by 14 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 14 outletsBaku, Azerbaijan -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsMaiduguri, Nigeria -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 12 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

● Lebanon warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● District of Columbia US about twice as warm as the day's news · other · 11 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 31 stories ● Han Kang South Korea about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Naqoura Lebanon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Brussels Belgium about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Disasters & accidents29% 5,912 stories · much more than usual (usually 20%) Health24% 4,936 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Rights & justice19% 3,940 stories · less than usual (usually 23%) Conflict & violence11% 2,253 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Food & livelihood4% 903 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 879 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 870 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 562 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 killed5,052 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,486 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,654 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured990 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations644 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced428 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions332 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees177 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

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