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The day's news pointed at protests in Hiroshima (Japan), violence in Jerusalem and the hunger in Palestine. Israel's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Everywhere we counted, the words were harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 24 in 100 of the stories about harm · less than usual Country that rose mostJapan 25 in 100 of its 416 stories, usually 11
RegionSouth Asia 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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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Protests & strikes

Japan

102 of its 416 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. 30 of Hiroshima's 52 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 5 times the usual rate (33 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Japan over 30 days → its stories → Hiroshima stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Jerusalem accounted for 121 of Israel's 470 stories about harm, carried by 227 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (30 stories). Hunger was named in 29 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Displacement

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 69 of Palestine's 86 stories about harm, carried by 239 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (14 stories). Hunger was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Russia

124 of its 368 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Poisoning was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

95 of its 190 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Tehran accounted for 57 of Iran's 95 stories about harm, carried by 66 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Morocco

17 of its 48 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Drought was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

69 of its 225 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Jordan

16 of its 72 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

28 of its 97 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Morocco (12 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); train derailment in India (54 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in Russia (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); poisoning in UK (13 of its stories, about three times its usual); meningitis in US (25 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 19 the day before
21 in 10018 in 10013 Sep20 Sep27 Sep4 Oct12 Oct13 Sep: 18 in 10014 Sep: 18 in 10015 Sep: 18 in 10016 Sep: 18 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 19 in 10019 Sep: 19 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 19 in 10022 Sep: 18 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 19 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 19 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 21 in 10029 Sep: 20 in 10030 Sep: 19 in 1001 Oct: 20 in 1002 Oct: 19 in 1003 Oct: 19 in 1004 Oct: 19 in 1005 Oct: 19 in 1006 Oct: 21 in 1007 Oct: 21 in 1008 Oct: 19 in 1009 Oct: 19 in 10010 Oct: 20 in 10011 Oct: 19 in 10012 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

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 10,635 stories about harm among 56,336 counted on 12 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Japan. Stories about people being harmed made up 19 in every 100 of the day's 56,336 stories, as usual. Japan's news was 25% about people being harmed, against a usual 11%. In Morocco's news, mentions of the drought ran about 5 times their usual. On 13 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 257 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 662 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine60 in 100 of its 144 stories · usually 63 · mostly displacement Iran50 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh40 in 100 of its 199 stories · usually 35 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US77 stories about protests or strikes, of its 349 Islamabad Pakistan40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 66 Jerusalem Israel36 stories about protests or strikes, of its 121 Kolkata India34 stories about protests or strikes, of its 46 Hiroshima Japan30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 52

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: no storiesUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTurkey: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: no storiesTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: no storiesSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSt Vincent: no storiesSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNigeria: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNew Zealand: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMali: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: no storiesKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: no storiesFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: no storiesFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEthiopia: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: no storiesEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: no storiesCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessJammu & Kashmir: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessSiachen Glacier: near the world's share or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: no storiesTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: near the world's share or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: no storiesCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZambia: 67 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Trinidad & Tobago: 36 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tajikistan: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 52 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 48 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Africa: 27 in 100 of its 308 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Samoa: 40 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 52 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Russia: 34 in 100 of its 368 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 31 in 100 of its 298 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Panama: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 32 in 100 of its 665 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nicaragua: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 31 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Morocco: 35 in 100 of its 48 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mexico: 31 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Malaysia: 31 in 100 of its 225 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Lebanon: 72 in 100 of its 257 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kenya: 31 in 100 of its 159 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Japan: 25 in 100 of its 416 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 50 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 29 in 100 of its 97 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)India: 24 in 100 of its 2,783 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 45 in 100 of its 31 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ecuador: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 30 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Costa Rica: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 45 in 100 of its 11 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 40 in 100 of its 199 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Albania: 62 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Afghanistan: 46 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 30 in 100 of its 197 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 60 in 100 of its 144 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 19 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 71 in 100 of its 662 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Lebanon 72 in 100 of its 257 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 60 in 100 of its 144 stories · mostly displacement ● Iran 50 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 40 in 100 of its 199 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Russia 34 in 100 of its 368 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health24% 2,516 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents23% 2,368 stories · more than usual (usually 20%) Rights & justice22% 2,321 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 1,563 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 597 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 423 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 367 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 303 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 killed2,828 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,300 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured882 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced213 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions165 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees110 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and Austria

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.

● 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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