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Protests in Darfur (Sudan), violence in Tehran and tropical storm in the Philippines drew the news. Iran's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostKashmir 57 in 100 of its 141 stories, usually 33
RegionSoutheast Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Protests & strikes

Sudan

54 of its 61 stories (89%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Darfur accounted for 25 of Sudan's 54 stories about harm, carried by 38 outlets. 19 of Darfur's 25 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Conflict & violence

Iran

265 of its 496 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 198 of Iran's 265 stories about harm, carried by 327 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (21 stories). Hunger was named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Iran over 30 days → its stories → Tehran stories →
Health

Philippines

215 of its 426 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. Philippine accounted for 118 of the Philippines' 215 stories about harm, carried by 40 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Tropical storm was named in 82 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with landslides and drownings. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Philippines over 30 days → its stories → Philippine stories →
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Protests & strikes

Georgia

42 of its 139 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. 22 of Tbilisi's 41 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (24 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Conflict & violence

Israel

Tel Aviv accounted for 251 of Israel's 620 stories about harm, carried by 523 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (66 stories). Illness was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Bolivia

34 of its 44 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 36%. 9 of Chapare's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Kashmir

80 of its 141 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Norway

23 of its 80 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 6 of Oslo's 7 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 83 of Palestine's 111 stories about harm, carried by 80 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: storms in Vietnam (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Israel (41 of its stories, about three times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in US (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 8,650 stories about harm among 50,062 counted on 27 Oct.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Sudan. On 28 October 2023, a year earlier, the share was 20 in every 100, against 17 today. Sudan's news was 89% about people being harmed, against a usual 57%. of the day's 50,062 news stories, 17 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. This week the news turned most often to the Philippines, on 5 of 7 days.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan89 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine70 in 100 of its 159 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Israel70 in 100 of its 889 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Lebanon64 in 100 of its 102 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 141 stories · usually 33 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 201 Tel Aviv Israel51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 251 London UK31 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 Tbilisi Georgia22 stories about protests or strikes, of its 41 Tehran Iran19 stories about protests or strikes, of its 198

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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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 lessPeru: 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 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: too little coverage to readNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: about as warm as its own usual or lessNetherlands: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: too little coverage to readNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: too little coverage to readLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: 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 lessCzech Republic: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta Rica: too little coverage to readDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: 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: too little coverage to readChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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 readSyria: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualGhana: warmth about its own usualNorth Waziristan, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 17 stories, carried by 17 outletsColorado, US -- health: 21 stories, carried by 28 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 18 stories, carried by 18 outletsIslamabad, Pakistan -- rights & justice: 44 stories, carried by 25 outletsTbilisi, Georgia -- rights & justice: 41 stories, carried by 322 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 27 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 42 stories, carried by 29 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

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● North Waziristan Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 17 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 21 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 18 stories ● Islamabad Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 44 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 2,311 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 1,895 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence19% 1,626 stories · more than usual (usually 15%) Disasters & accidents16% 1,356 stories · less than usual (usually 20%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 532 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 264 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 251 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 223 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 killed2,372 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,139 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured936 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting arrests849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions301 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Iran Stories reporting people displaced217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations128 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill22 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.

● Angera little more than 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.