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The day's news pointed at protests in Agadir (Morocco), people injured in the UK and flooding in Bulgaria. Morocco's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostMorocco 39 in 100 of its 103 stories, usually 20
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 48 in 100 of its stories, usually 40
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

40 of its 103 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. 19 of Agadir's 20 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

UK

1,854 of its 6,676 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (260 stories). Storms were named in 137 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with heavy rain and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

UK over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Bulgaria

22 of its 49 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.

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

Madagascar

24 of its 30 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Antananarivo accounted for 18 of Madagascar's 24 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. 16 of Antananarivo's 18 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

235 of its 358 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Gaza accounted for 203 of Palestine's 235 stories about harm, carried by 220 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (39 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Israel

754 of its 1,087 stories (69%) were about people being harmed, usually 63%. 65 of Tel Aviv's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 5 times the usual rate (242 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

Philippines

128 of its 313 stories (41%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 7 times the usual rate (11 stories). Earthquake was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.

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Rights & justice

Saudi Arabia

43 of its 195 stories (22%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Pakistan

44 of Islamabad's 83 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). 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.

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Philippines (70 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); flooding in Ireland (62 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); measles in Canada (15 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in India (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); snowstorms in US (20 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
20 in 10017 in 1004 Sep11 Sep18 Sep25 Sep3 Oct4 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 1003 Oct: 19 in 100 · this day

Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 3 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 15,907 stories about harm among 83,253 counted on 3 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Morocco. of the day's 83,253 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Morocco stood out: 39% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 20%. A year earlier, on 3 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel69 in 100 of its 1,087 stories · usually 63 · mostly rights & justice Palestine66 in 100 of its 358 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Kashmir57 in 100 of its 122 stories · usually 51 · mostly rights & justice Venezuela49 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Bangladesh43 in 100 of its 190 stories · usually 30 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Manchester UK149 stories about protests or strikes, of its 693 Washington US133 stories about protests or strikes, of its 621 Chicago US67 stories about protests or strikes, of its 163 Ashdod Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 73 Tel Aviv Israel65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 83

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: near the world's share or lessZambia: 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 lessUganda: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: 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 lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: 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 lessRussia: 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: no storiesOman: 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 lessNew Zealand: 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 lessMalaysia: 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 lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLebanon: 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 lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: near the world's share or lessGuinea: 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 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 lessEthiopia: 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 lessEl Salvador: 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 lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: 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 lessBurkina Faso: 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: near the world's share or lessBolivia: 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 lessBahrain: 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 storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: near the world's share or lessAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAfghanistan: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: near the world's share or lessSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: no storiesBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: no storiesMontserrat: no storiesJersey: 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: no storiesAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: 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 lessVietnam: 34 in 100 of its 166 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Venezuela: 49 in 100 of its 155 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)UK: 28 in 100 of its 6,676 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Türkiye: 27 in 100 of its 156 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Tunisia: 67 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Syria: 38 in 100 of its 53 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sweden: 30 in 100 of its 246 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)South Sudan: 50 in 100 of its 18 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Sudan: 84 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Somalia: 61 in 100 of its 28 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Rwanda: 38 in 100 of its 34 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Philippines: 41 in 100 of its 313 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Pakistan: 42 in 100 of its 611 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nigeria: 24 in 100 of its 1,100 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Nepal: 49 in 100 of its 45 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Morocco: 39 in 100 of its 103 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Mali: 53 in 100 of its 15 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Madagascar: 80 in 100 of its 30 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Liberia: 31 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Israel: 69 in 100 of its 1,087 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Iran: 42 in 100 of its 86 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Indonesia: 38 in 100 of its 301 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Haiti: 46 in 100 of its 35 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Georgia: 38 in 100 of its 32 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Cuba: 34 in 100 of its 91 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Croatia: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Congo: 46 in 100 of its 13 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Myanmar: 53 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bulgaria: 45 in 100 of its 49 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Barbados: 35 in 100 of its 23 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bangladesh: 43 in 100 of its 190 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Bahamas: 43 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Ukraine: 26 in 100 of its 273 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Palestine: 66 in 100 of its 358 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Kashmir: 57 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)Marshall Islands: 62 in 100 of its 8 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 19)
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 19 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 69 in 100 of its 1,087 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Palestine 66 in 100 of its 358 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Kashmir 57 in 100 of its 122 stories · mostly rights & justice ● Venezuela 49 in 100 of its 155 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Pakistan 42 in 100 of its 611 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Bangladesh 43 in 100 of its 190 stories · mostly rights & justice

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

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,716 stories · more than usual (usually 27%) Health25% 3,853 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,578 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence16% 2,524 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 570 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 431 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 250 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 killed4,184 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,343 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people affected1,527 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,023 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions381 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced167 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees98 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations82 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting people falling ill29 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Sudan

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 harsher 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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