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Most of the day's attention went to the tsunami in the Philippines, protests in Oujda (Morocco) and rights and justice in Buenos Aires. Ethiopia's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPhilippines 51 in 100 of its 639 stories, usually 25
RegionSoutheast Asia 34 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

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

325 of its 639 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Philippine accounted for 149 of the Philippines' 325 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (111 stories). Tsunami was named in 77 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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

Morocco

51 of its 104 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. 11 of Oujda's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Oujda stories →
Rights & justice

Argentina

26 of its 86 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. Buenos Aires accounted for 23 of Argentina's 26 stories about harm, carried by 20 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Argentina over 30 days → its stories → Buenos Aires stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

34 of its 68 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Ethiopia over 30 days → its stories →
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Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

152 of its 303 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Sidoarjo accounted for 62 of Indonesia's 152 stories about harm, carried by 317 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (75 stories). Building collapse was named in 34 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

65 of its 122 stories (53%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Reports of people injured ran at about 10 times the usual rate (5 stories). Landslides were named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual, with storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Germany

179 of its 695 stories (26%) were about people being harmed, usually 15%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (31 stories). House fires were named in 10 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (14 stories). Power cuts were named in 16 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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Protests & strikes

Israel

53 of Tel Aviv's 91 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about twice the usual rate (23 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

Tanzania

40 of its 118 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (16 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: building collapse in Indonesia (34 of its stories, about 10 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (16 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (27 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); landslides in Bermuda (10 of its stories, about 8 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 1 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 15,911 stories about harm among 90,892 counted on 1 Oct.

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In the Philippines' news, mentions of the tsunami ran about 7 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 90,892 stories, below the usual 19. the Philippines' news was 51% about people being harmed, against a usual 25%. A year earlier, on 1 October 2024, 20 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Over September, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 19 in September 2024.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel60 in 100 of its 1,039 stories · usually 63 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine54 in 100 of its 410 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda53 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 37 · mostly disasters & accidents Philippines51 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents Indonesia50 in 100 of its 303 stories · usually 33 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US140 stories about protests or strikes, of its 731 Tel Aviv Israel53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 91 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 258 Chicago US48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 154 Gaza Palestine42 stories about protests or strikes, of its 186

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: too little coverage to readMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth 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 Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: feelings about like the world'sMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKuwait: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIraq: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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 readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Free Zone): feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk 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 readZimbabwe: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sYemen: coverage a little angrier than the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUzbekistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sThailand: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTanzania: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSweden: coverage a little warmer than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Korea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Africa: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRwanda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPhilippines: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about twice as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMorocco: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sMexico: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKenya: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJordan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFinland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEthiopia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sEcuador: coverage a little angrier than the world'sDominican Republic: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCongo: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sCambodia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBrazil: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage a little angrier than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Pakistan about twice as fearful as the world's · 209 stories about harm ● Uzbekistan few stories about twice as fearful as the world's · 10 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 222 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as angry as the world's · 620 stories about harm ● Congo few stories about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 35 stories about harm ● Haiti few stories about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 26 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 4,241 stories · about as usual Health27% 4,225 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,805 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 2,022 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 742 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 665 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 520 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 343 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 killed3,668 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,784 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,783 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,083 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions252 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced188 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees172 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations152 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia

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
● Griefa little less than 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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