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The news turned to the hunger in Palestine, arrests in India and a disaster in Colombo. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIndia 34 in 100 of its 2,901 stories, usually 19
RegionSouth Asia 34 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
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

Palestine

101 of its 146 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 79 of Palestine's 101 stories about harm, carried by 76 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (17 stories). Hunger was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Gaza stories →
Rights & justice

India

992 of its 2,901 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (437 stories). Train derailment was named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with earthquake and polio. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Australia

Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Flu was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with bird flu. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

Australia over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Rights & justice

South Africa

145 of its 383 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (69 stories). Poisoning was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with food poisoning. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Egypt

31 of its 112 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Accidents were named in 12 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 35 of Iran's 65 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Russia

110 of its 303 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

North Macedonia

5 of its 13 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Türkiye

9 of Istanbul's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Also named far more than usual: accidents in Egypt (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); poisoning in South Africa (12 of its stories, about three 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 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 9,269 stories about harm among 49,370 counted on 13 Oct.

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The news turned to Palestine for the second day running. 19 in every 100 of the day's 49,370 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. A year earlier, on 14 October 2023, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today. Palestine stood out: 69% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 61%. This week the news turned most often to Palestine, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 2 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon72 in 100 of its 255 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine69 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,087 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Iran40 in 100 of its 161 stories · usually 42 · mostly conflict & violence South Africa38 in 100 of its 383 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Delhi India40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Islamabad Pakistan35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 63 Washington US35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 263 Kolkata India30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 32 Jerusalem Israel30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120

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: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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 readUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: too little coverage to readTajikistan: 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'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: 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 readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: too little coverage to readPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: 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'sMozambique: 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: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: 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'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: too little coverage to readGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt 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: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: 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: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: 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: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican 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: too little coverage to readBritish 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: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSyria: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSpain: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSomalia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPhilippines: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNicaragua: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMali: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorth Macedonia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sLebanon: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGreece: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken 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

● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 722 stories about harm ● Philippines about twice as fearful as the world's · 125 stories about harm ● Lebanon about twice as angry as the world's · 184 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 101 stories about harm ● Russia about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 110 stories about harm ● South Africa about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's · 145 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 2,330 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 2,019 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents19% 1,720 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,563 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 522 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 355 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 312 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 299 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 killed2,638 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,081 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured922 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting abductions250 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations180 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill12 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.

● Angerabout as 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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