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18,332 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Flooding in Malaysia and people killed in Hong Kong and Denmark drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostOman 26 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 10
RegionEvery region about as usual
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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Disasters & accidents

Malaysia

119 of its 386 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories). Flooding was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with heavy rain and landslides.

Malaysia over 30 days → its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Hong Kong

50 of its 174 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (31 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Hong Kong over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Denmark

45 of its 138 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 282 of Israel's 991 stories about harm, carried by 342 outlets. Polio was named in 42 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Oman

14 of its 53 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 10%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ethiopia

53 of its 143 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zambia

14 of its 31 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Drought was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Food & livelihood

Malawi

14 of its 40 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Albania

11 of its 26 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: drought in Zambia (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hypothermia in Russia (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Nigeria (18 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); polio in Israel (42 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); food poisoning in US (118 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 15 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 18,332 stories about harm among 103,220 counted on 15 Oct.

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No day had a lower share of stories about people being harmed since 13 September 2024. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 103,220 stories, below the usual 19. Mentions of flooding ran about three times their usual in Malaysia's news. On 16 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 18 today. Malaysia stood out: 31% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 21%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Lebanon70 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 73 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine65 in 100 of its 243 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel65 in 100 of its 1,518 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda50 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 57 · mostly rights & justice Sudan45 in 100 of its 78 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US75 stories about protests or strikes, of its 419 Tel Aviv Israel54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 282 Kolkata India42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 54 New Delhi India39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 158 Islamabad Pakistan38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 95

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 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: 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: 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 readTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 lessParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: about as warm as its own usual or lessPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: 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: too little coverage to readNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: 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: 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 lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: too little coverage to readMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: too little coverage to readCôte 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: too little coverage to readCanada: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan Marino: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualSwitzerland: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about one and a half times its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualItaly: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualCzechia: warmth about its own usualHiroshima, Japan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 15 outletsUtah, US -- health: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsAshe County, US -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 45 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- health: 27 stories, carried by 15 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 58 stories, carried by 69 outletsSeoul, South Korea -- health: 23 stories, carried by 26 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

● Hiroshima Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories ● Utah US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Ashe County US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 58 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 5,391 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice22% 3,997 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 3,181 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Conflict & violence14% 2,442 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 854 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 816 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 730 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 556 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 killed4,117 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,108 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,794 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,158 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced370 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions284 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations217 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees206 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill39 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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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