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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.

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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

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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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkey: 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: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: too little coverage to readTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: 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 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: 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: too little coverage to readJordan: 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 lessIreland: too little coverage to readIraq: too little coverage to readIran: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 readSt 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: 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 lessHong 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia 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 lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readSouth Africa: warmth about its own usualSaudi Arabia: warmth about its own usualMexico: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBangladesh: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualPalestine: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 29 stories, carried by 55 outletsKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 10 outletsMontana, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 17 outletsRabat, Morocco -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 23 outletsYorkshire, UK -- health: 23 stories, carried by 24 outletsBareilly, India -- rights & justice: 14 stories, carried by 12 outletsPrince William, Canada -- health: 13 stories, carried by 62 outletsOttawa, Canada -- health: 29 stories, carried by 44 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 · 29 stories ● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Montana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Rabat Morocco about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Yorkshire UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 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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