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The news turned to protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar), building collapse in Indonesia and people affected in Mozambique. Indonesia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read much softer than usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMadagascar 78 in 100 of its 54 stories, usually 39
RegionSoutheast Asia 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much 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

42 of its 54 stories (78%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Antananarivo accounted for 37 of Madagascar's 42 stories about harm, carried by 77 outlets. 33 of Antananarivo's 37 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Indonesia

139 of its 298 stories (47%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sidoarjo accounted for 71 of Indonesia's 139 stories about harm, carried by 310 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (79 stories). Building collapse was named in 40 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Djibouti

19 of its 29 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. the Red Sea accounted for 17 of Djibouti's 19 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (10 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

177 of its 460 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (24 stories). Earthquake was named in 91 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Vietnam

72 of its 224 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (31 stories). Typhoon was named in 53 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with landslides, heavy rain and tropical storm.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

67 of its 126 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Heavy rain was named in 15 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with landslides.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

22 of its 64 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 8 of Rabat's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

30 of its 61 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: typhoon in Vietnam (53 of its stories, about three times its usual); earthquake in Philippines (91 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Bermuda (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); house fires in Lebanon (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); covid in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 9 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 30 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 15,855 stories about harm among 88,850 counted on 30 Sep.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 88,850 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. the news turned to Madagascar for the second day running. Madagascar's news was 78% about people being harmed, against a usual 39%. A year earlier, on 30 September 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar78 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 39 · mostly rights & justice Israel62 in 100 of its 1,342 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda53 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Kashmir52 in 100 of its 157 stories · usually 52 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 540 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 613 Chicago US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 153 Ladakh Kashmir49 stories about protests or strikes, of its 53 Portland US43 stories about protests or strikes, of its 75 Delhi India35 stories about protests or strikes, of its 168

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: 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 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: too little coverage to readPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalta: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: 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: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: 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 readCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualLebanon: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualAustria: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about one and a half times its own usualKashmir: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 30 stories, carried by 27 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 17 stories, carried by 18 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 19 stories, carried by 18 outletsMontreal, Canada -- rights & justice: 21 stories, carried by 14 outletsRaleigh, US -- health: 15 stories, carried by 30 outletsTexas Department of Public Safety, US -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 39 outletsOttawa, Canada -- conflict & violence: 41 stories, carried by 70 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- health: 12 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

● Israel warmth about one and a half times usual ● Palestine warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 30 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 17 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 19 stories ● Montreal Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 21 stories ● Raleigh US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 15 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,225 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,154 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,634 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,231 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 807 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 652 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 487 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 341 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 killed3,847 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,969 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,743 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,191 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions358 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations171 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced165 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees133 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill24 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK

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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