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What the world's news said happened to people.
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15,630 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Agadir (Morocco), people injured in the UK and building collapse in Indonesia drew the news. Morocco's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was about as usual.

Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostMorocco 48 in 100 of its 162 stories, usually 18
RegionSoutheast Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Morocco

77 of its 162 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. 21 of Agadir's 21 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (45 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Morocco over 30 days → its stories → Agadir stories →
Conflict & violence

UK

1,841 of its 6,840 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (415 stories). Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. 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.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Indonesia

109 of its 258 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Sidoarjo accounted for 47 of Indonesia's 109 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (31 stories). Building collapse was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

Indonesia over 30 days → its stories → Sidoarjo stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Tanzania

48 of its 133 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (41 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Tanzania over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Israel

776 of its 1,105 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 134 of Ashdod's 150 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 7 times the usual rate (278 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Lebanon

34 of its 69 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories). House fires were named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Philippines

185 of its 475 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (63 stories). Earthquake was named in 110 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Ethiopia

29 of its 68 stories (43%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people injured ran at about 9 times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Haiti

29 of its 44 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 18 of Haiti's 29 stories about harm, carried by 24 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Bermuda

38 of its 77 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (13 stories). Flooding was named in 20 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with storm surge and power cuts.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (110 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); flooding in Bermuda (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in Switzerland (20 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Türkiye (18 of its stories, about 8 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (37 of its stories, about 5 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1003 Sep10 Sep17 Sep24 Sep2 Oct3 Sep: 18 in 1004 Sep: 18 in 1005 Sep: 18 in 1006 Sep: 19 in 1007 Sep: 20 in 1008 Sep: 19 in 1009 Sep: 19 in 10010 Sep: 18 in 10011 Sep: 20 in 10012 Sep: 19 in 10013 Sep: 19 in 10014 Sep: 19 in 10015 Sep: 17 in 10016 Sep: 19 in 10017 Sep: 19 in 10018 Sep: 18 in 10019 Sep: 19 in 10020 Sep: 18 in 10021 Sep: 18 in 10022 Sep: 19 in 10023 Sep: 19 in 10024 Sep: 18 in 10025 Sep: 18 in 10026 Sep: 18 in 10027 Sep: 20 in 10028 Sep: 20 in 10029 Sep: 19 in 10030 Sep: 18 in 1001 Oct: 18 in 1002 Oct: 18 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 2 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 15,630 stories about harm among 85,824 counted on 2 Oct.

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Morocco stood out: 48% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 18%. 18 in every 100 of the day's 85,824 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people falling ill ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about the US and India. the news turned to Morocco for the second day running. Mentions of the earthquake ran about 5 times their usual in the Philippines' news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel70 in 100 of its 1,105 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Kashmir58 in 100 of its 113 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Palestine56 in 100 of its 281 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Bermuda49 in 100 of its 77 stories · usually 39 · mostly disasters & accidents Lebanon49 in 100 of its 69 stories · usually 38 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Ashdod Israel134 stories about protests or strikes, of its 150 Washington US94 stories about protests or strikes, of its 582 Jerusalem Israel63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 103 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 252 Gaza Palestine46 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessYemen: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessUkraine: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTrinidad & Tobago: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: near the world's share or lessThailand: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSyria: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSri Lanka: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSouth Africa: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSierra Leone: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: no storiesSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessQatar: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPoland: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: near the world's share or lessOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNicaragua: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLibya: near the world's share or lessLiberia: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIraq: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: no storiesNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessDjibouti: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: near the world's share or lessDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCongo: near the world's share or lessComoros: near the world's share or lessColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessHong Kong: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurundi: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: no storiesBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: near the world's share or lessAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesCrimea: near the world's share or lessVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: no storiesChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: near the world's share or lessAnguilla: no storiesBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: near the world's share or lessJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: no storiesMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: near the world's share or lessWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: near the world's share or lessSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: near the world's share or lessZimbabwe: 25 in 100 of its 187 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Vietnam: 29 in 100 of its 172 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Venezuela: 33 in 100 of its 70 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)UK: 27 in 100 of its 6,840 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Uganda: 31 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Türkiye: 30 in 100 of its 181 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Tanzania: 36 in 100 of its 133 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Switzerland: 26 in 100 of its 192 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sweden: 29 in 100 of its 160 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)South Sudan: 35 in 100 of its 20 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Sudan: 62 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Somalia: 31 in 100 of its 29 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Rwanda: 44 in 100 of its 39 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Russia: 23 in 100 of its 664 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Philippines: 39 in 100 of its 475 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Pakistan: 39 in 100 of its 573 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nigeria: 25 in 100 of its 1,157 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)New Zealand: 23 in 100 of its 502 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Nepal: 35 in 100 of its 46 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Morocco: 48 in 100 of its 162 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Mali: 54 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Malaysia: 25 in 100 of its 311 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Madagascar: 62 in 100 of its 24 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Lebanon: 49 in 100 of its 69 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Israel: 70 in 100 of its 1,105 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Iran: 38 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Indonesia: 42 in 100 of its 258 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Honduras: 57 in 100 of its 7 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Haiti: 66 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Guinea: 50 in 100 of its 16 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Ethiopia: 43 in 100 of its 68 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)El Salvador: 57 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Cuba: 39 in 100 of its 79 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Costa Rica: 32 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)DR Congo: 78 in 100 of its 9 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Myanmar: 35 in 100 of its 26 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Burkina Faso: 100 in 100 of its 5 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 195 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Armenia: 31 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Afghanistan: 42 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Palestine: 56 in 100 of its 281 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Kashmir: 58 in 100 of its 113 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)Bermuda: 49 in 100 of its 77 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 18)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 18 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 70 in 100 of its 1,105 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 56 in 100 of its 281 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 58 in 100 of its 113 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Morocco 48 in 100 of its 162 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Indonesia 42 in 100 of its 258 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Pakistan 39 in 100 of its 573 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 4,289 stories · about as usual Health26% 4,064 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,449 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,370 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 856 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 514 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 483 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 312 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 killed4,095 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,253 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,597 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,389 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the UK and the US Stories reporting abductions261 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced168 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees137 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations92 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Indonesia Stories reporting people falling ill38 at about twice the usual rate · most about the US and India

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 about as 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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