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Storms in Spain, abductions in Ukraine and protests in Maputo (Mozambique) drew the news. Spain's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostSpain 53 in 100 of its 874 stories, usually 16
RegionEvery region about as usual
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

Spain

467 of its 874 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 8 times the usual rate (383 stories). Storms were named in 119 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with hypothermia, tsunami and drownings. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Spain over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

138 of its 407 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of abductions ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories). Illness was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories →
Protests & strikes

Mozambique

22 of its 36 stories (61%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Maputo accounted for 16 of Mozambique's 22 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. 15 of Maputo's 16 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (16 stories).

Mozambique over 30 days → its stories → Maputo stories →
Health

Philippines

Philippine accounted for 139 of the Philippines' 252 stories about harm, carried by 23 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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

Iran

89 of its 191 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 50 of Iran's 89 stories about harm, carried by 46 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (11 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Taiwan

111 of its 223 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (37 stories). Tropical storm was named in 33 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane.

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Disasters & accidents

Venezuela

55 of its 98 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Valencia accounted for 43 of Venezuela's 55 stories about harm, carried by 28 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (36 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

19 of its 60 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 10 of Tbilisi's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at more than ten times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Lebanon

Baalbek accounted for 50 of Lebanon's 131 stories about harm, carried by 65 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (6 stories). Gas explosion was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Taiwan (33 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); typhoon in China (23 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); gas explosion in Russia (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (13 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); poisoning in India (16 of its stories, about 5 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 31 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 16,629 stories about harm among 100,696 counted on 31 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 11 March 2024. 17 in every 100 of the day's 100,696 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. In Spain, 53% of the news was about people being harmed, where 16% is usual. the news turned to Spain for the second day running. A year earlier, on 1 November 2023, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine67 in 100 of its 237 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan66 in 100 of its 73 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Lebanon66 in 100 of its 200 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Israel64 in 100 of its 984 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela56 in 100 of its 98 stories · usually 31 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US118 stories about protests or strikes, of its 600 London UK37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 284 Chicago US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 142 Hollywood US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 Tel Aviv Israel24 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75

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: 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 lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTunisia: too little coverage to readTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readSaudi 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: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: too little coverage to readMalaysia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: 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 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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 lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readHong 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: too little coverage to readCape 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: too little coverage to readBurkina 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: 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 lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readWestern 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: 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 readUganda: warmth about its own usualTürkiye: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndia: warmth about its own usualCuba: warmth about its own usualBelarus: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualMontana, US -- health: 13 stories, carried by 21 outletsMaine, US -- disasters & accidents: 15 stories, carried by 66 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 16 stories, carried by 17 outletsGlasgow, UK -- health: 32 stories, carried by 30 outletsNiger Delta, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsRoscommon, Ireland -- health: 13 stories, carried by 73 outletsNorthern Ireland, UK -- health: 39 stories, carried by 72 outletsJammu, Kashmir -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 10 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

● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Maine US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 15 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 16 stories ● Glasgow UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 32 stories ● Niger Delta Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 13 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health30% 4,958 stories · more than usual (usually 28%) Rights & justice23% 3,811 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,952 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,987 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 794 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 710 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 631 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 419 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 killed4,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,099 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,455 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured966 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people displaced226 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and Lebanon Stories reporting abductions216 at about half the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting refugees186 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations138 at about half the usual rate · most about Taiwan and Israel Stories reporting people falling ill46 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.

● 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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