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15,016 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), the typhoon in Vietnam and arrests in Israel. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostVietnam 50 in 100 of its 254 stories, usually 15
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

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

39 of its 53 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Antananarivo accounted for 35 of Madagascar's 39 stories about harm, carried by 85 outlets. 28 of Antananarivo's 35 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Madagascar over 30 days → its stories → Antananarivo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

126 of its 254 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (61 stories). Typhoon was named in 99 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with storms, landslides and heavy rain. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Vietnam over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (118 stories). Train derailment was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Warmth in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Israel over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

Bahamas

65 of its 97 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Nassau accounted for 28 of the Bahamas' 65 stories about harm, carried by 130 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (9 stories). Storms were named in 32 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Kashmir

96 of its 154 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Ladakh accounted for 59 of Kashmir's 96 stories about harm, carried by 35 outlets. 51 of Ladakh's 59 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

17 of its 66 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. 7 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (8 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 4 times the usual rate (10 stories). Polio was named in 18 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Moldova

52 of its 139 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Chisinau accounted for 47 of Moldova's 52 stories about harm, carried by 198 outlets.

its stories →
Health

Romania

25 of its 133 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 8%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (14 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: storms in Bahamas (32 of its stories, about three times its usual); poisoning in Indonesia (24 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in New Zealand (17 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); polio in Pakistan (18 of its stories, about 4 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 29 Sep. 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 15,016 stories about harm among 80,295 counted on 29 Sep.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 80,295 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Madagascar, 74% of the news was about people being harmed, where 30% is usual. A year earlier, on 29 September 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar74 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice Sudan72 in 100 of its 61 stories · usually 68 · mostly conflict & violence Bahamas67 in 100 of its 97 stories · usually 30 · mostly disasters & accidents Bermuda65 in 100 of its 72 stories · usually 34 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir62 in 100 of its 154 stories · usually 52 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 448 Grand Blanc US80 stories about protests or strikes, of its 460 Portland US70 stories about protests or strikes, of its 124 Chicago US55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Ladakh Kashmir51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 59

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
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 lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & 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 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: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: 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: 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: 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 lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: too little coverage to readPeru: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNiue: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: 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: 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 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 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 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial 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: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: 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: 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 lessChile: too little coverage to readChad: 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: too little coverage to readCambodia: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: too little coverage to readBelgium: 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 lessBahrain: too little coverage to readBahamas: too little coverage to readAzerbaijan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about its own usualPortugal: warmth about its own usualNew Zealand: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualFiji: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualHannover, Germany -- health: 10 stories, carried by 40 outletsBangkok, Thailand -- shelter & services: 10 stories, carried by 15 outletsColorado, US -- disasters & accidents: 11 stories, carried by 32 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 34 outletsWellington, New Zealand -- disasters & accidents: 32 stories, carried by 15 outletsCamp Mystic, US -- disasters & accidents: 12 stories, carried by 17 outletsCalgary, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 22 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 55 stories, carried by 63 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Hannover Germany about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Bangkok Thailand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · shelter & services · 10 stories ● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 11 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Wellington New Zealand about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 32 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,009 stories · about as usual Rights & justice24% 3,558 stories · less than usual (usually 27%) Disasters & accidents18% 2,666 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,466 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 836 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 492 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 472 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 262 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 killed4,221 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,657 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,536 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people affected1,512 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions311 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced178 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations154 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees100 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill17 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 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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