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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.

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: too little coverage to readMicronesia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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 lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readEswatini: 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 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: too little coverage to readSingapore: 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 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: too little coverage to readPortugal: 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 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 lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: too little coverage to readNew 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: 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: 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: too little coverage to readLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: 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: too little coverage to readGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: 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: 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: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: too little coverage to readEcuador: 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: 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: 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 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 readBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: about as warm as its own usual or lessBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBahamas: 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: too little coverage to readAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: too little coverage to readGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall 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: 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: 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: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualMyanmar: warmth about its own usualBrazil: warmth about its own usualAzerbaijan: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 15 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 16 stories, carried by 22 outletsRabat, Morocco -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 42 outletsQuetta, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 32 stories, carried by 43 outletsOklahoma, US -- disasters & accidents: 20 stories, carried by 30 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 12 outletsBarcelona, Spain -- health: 11 stories, carried by 11 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

● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 19 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 16 stories ● Rabat Morocco about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Doha Qatar about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Quetta Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 32 stories

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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.