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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.

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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.

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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

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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 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: too little coverage to readVietnam: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto 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 lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: too little coverage to readSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: 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: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: too little coverage to readPalau: 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 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: 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: 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 lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: 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: too little coverage to readHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: 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: too little coverage to readGrenada: too little coverage to readGreece: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: 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 lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: 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: 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 lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: warmth about its own usualTaiwan: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualQatar: warmth about its own usualIndonesia: warmth about its own usualHaiti: warmth about its own usualHong Kong: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 24 stories, carried by 23 outletsDoha, Qatar -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 28 outletsPort-au-Prince, Haiti -- rights & justice: 18 stories, carried by 24 outletsColumbus, US -- rights & justice: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsKelowna, Canada -- health: 10 stories, carried by 42 outletsVermont, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 12 outletsAgadir, Morocco -- conflict & violence: 21 stories, carried by 30 outletsRabat, Morocco -- rights & justice: 20 stories, carried by 21 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 · 24 stories ● Doha Qatar about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Port-au-Prince Haiti about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 18 stories ● Columbus US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 12 stories ● Kelowna Canada about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 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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These are counts of stories, not counts of suffering. Most of what happens to people is never reported at all.