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8,178 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Most of the day's attention went to flooding in Nepal, homes and services in Lviv and protests in Tbilisi (Georgia). Ukraine's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was much harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeRights & justice 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 67 in 100 of its 180 stories, usually 29
RegionSouth Asia 31 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
Tone of the words Much harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Disasters & accidents

Nepal

115 of its 126 stories (91%) were about people being harmed, usually 56%. Kathmandu accounted for 72 of Nepal's 115 stories about harm, carried by 117 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at more than ten times the usual rate (77 stories). Flooding was named in 73 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories → Kathmandu stories →
Shelter & services

Ukraine

121 of its 180 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Lviv accounted for 64 of Ukraine's 121 stories about harm, carried by 378 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (87 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Lviv stories →
Protests & strikes

Georgia

47 of its 70 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Tbilisi accounted for 47 of Georgia's 47 stories about harm, carried by 216 outlets. 47 of Tbilisi's 47 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 8 times the usual rate (16 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

27 of its 33 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Mogadishu accounted for 23 of Somalia's 27 stories about harm, carried by 48 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (14 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Somalia over 30 days → its stories → Mogadishu stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Disasters & accidents

China

104 of its 578 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 5 times the usual rate (13 stories). Typhoon was named in 35 of its stories about harm, about three times usual, with flooding, snowstorms and heavy rain. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Protests & strikes

Kashmir

Ladakh accounted for 33 of Kashmir's 69 stories about harm, carried by 19 outlets. 30 of Ladakh's 33 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (32 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

India

872 of its 3,150 stories (28%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (345 stories). Cyclone was named in 25 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with poisoning and bridge collapse.

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Conflict & violence

Palestine

Gaza accounted for 128 of Palestine's 154 stories about harm, carried by 213 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Health

Colombia

20 of its 32 stories (62%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Hunger was named in 19 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

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Protests & strikes

Morocco

23 of its 58 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 21%. 8 of Agadir's 10 stories were about protests or strikes.

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Also named far more than usual: hunger in Colombia (19 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); typhoon in China (35 of its stories, about three times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (16 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); poisoning in Singapore (13 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); storms in Pakistan (10 of its stories, about 5 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 5 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 8,178 stories about harm among 42,468 counted on 5 Oct.

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Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about twice the usual rate. 19 in every 100 of the day's 42,468 news stories were about people being harmed, as usual. In Nepal's news, mentions of flooding ran more than ten times their usual. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and Nigeria. Nepal's news was 91% about people being harmed, against a usual 56%. This week the news turned most often to Bangladesh, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 4 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Nepal91 in 100 of its 126 stories · usually 56 · mostly disasters & accidents Israel68 in 100 of its 990 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Ukraine67 in 100 of its 180 stories · usually 29 · mostly shelter & services Georgia67 in 100 of its 70 stories · usually 28 · mostly rights & justice Palestine57 in 100 of its 269 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US109 stories about protests or strikes, of its 170 Portland US88 stories about protests or strikes, of its 131 Manchester UK61 stories about protests or strikes, of its 143 Tel Aviv Israel58 stories about protests or strikes, of its 123 London UK48 stories about protests or strikes, of its 130

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: too little coverage to readYemen: 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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: 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: too little coverage to readUnited 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-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: 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 lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: 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 lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readPakistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorway: too little coverage to readNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: too little coverage to readNicaragua: 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: too little coverage to readMorocco: 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: too little coverage to readMexico: too little coverage to readMauritius: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: too little coverage to readKuwait: 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 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: too little coverage to readHungary: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: 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: too little coverage to readGeorgia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: too little coverage to readCzech 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: too little coverage to readCosta 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: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: too little coverage to readBhutan: 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: too little coverage to readBarbados: 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 lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: too little coverage to readAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessAmerican 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: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readSomalia: warmth about its own usualIsrael: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualMogadishu, Somalia -- conflict & violence: 23 stories, carried by 48 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 28 stories, carried by 18 outletsLadakh, Kashmir -- rights & justice: 33 stories, carried by 19 outletsDenver, US -- health: 10 stories, carried by 13 outletsArizona, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 10 outletsRiver Severn, UK -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 12 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

● Mogadishu Somalia about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 23 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 28 stories ● Ladakh Kashmir about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 33 stories ● Denver US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 10 stories ● Arizona US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,228 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,817 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents20% 1,577 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence17% 1,385 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 373 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 310 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 183 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 167 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 killed2,428 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting arrests1,265 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting people affected940 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Ukraine Stories reporting abductions316 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and Nigeria Stories reporting people displaced93 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations89 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Indonesia and China Stories reporting refugees59 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill9 at about the usual rate

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 harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little more 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.