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14,315 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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Protests in Tbilisi (Georgia), illness in Stockholm and flooding in Nepal drew the news. Nepal's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were about as usual.

Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about one and a half times the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGeorgia 63 in 100 of its 60 stories, usually 31
RegionCentral Asia 13 in 100 of its stories, usually 8
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Georgia

38 of its 60 stories (63%) were about people being harmed, usually 31%. Tbilisi accounted for 38 of Georgia's 38 stories about harm, carried by 33 outlets. 36 of Tbilisi's 38 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (12 stories).

Georgia over 30 days → its stories → Tbilisi stories →
Health

Sweden

100 of its 251 stories (40%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Stockholm accounted for 71 of Sweden's 100 stories about harm, carried by 226 outlets. Covid was named in 16 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

Sweden over 30 days → its stories → Stockholm stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

83 of its 117 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories). Flooding was named in 49 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and hypothermia. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Afghanistan

55 of its 97 stories (57%) were about people being harmed, usually 45%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (15 stories). Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories →
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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

21 of its 28 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 53%. 14 of Antananarivo's 15 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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Rights & justice

Israel

972 of its 1,370 stories (71%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (254 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Disasters & accidents

China

183 of its 1,009 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 6 times the usual rate (32 stories). Hypothermia was named in 51 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with snowstorms and earthquake.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Power cuts were named in 27 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Sudan

Darfur accounted for 42 of Sudan's 61 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Netherlands

4 of Amsterdam's 5 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: illness in Japan (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); hypothermia in China (51 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); hurricane in Mexico (24 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (21 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); power cuts in UK (27 of its stories, about 6 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 6 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 14,315 stories about harm among 78,157 counted on 6 Oct.

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It was the third day running that the news turned to Georgia. of the day's 78,157 news stories, 18 in every 100 were about people being harmed, as usual. Reports of people freed or reunited, a sign of help, ran at about one and a half times the usual rate. Georgia's news was 63% about people being harmed, against a usual 31%. A year earlier, on 6 October 2024, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia73 in 100 of its 55 stories · usually 48 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,370 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Nepal71 in 100 of its 117 stories · usually 57 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan67 in 100 of its 91 stories · usually 67 · mostly rights & justice Georgia63 in 100 of its 60 stories · usually 31 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US146 stories about protests or strikes, of its 291 Portland US106 stories about protests or strikes, of its 148 Jerusalem Israel95 stories about protests or strikes, of its 229 Washington US74 stories about protests or strikes, of its 458 London UK54 stories about protests or strikes, of its 260

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sYemen: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sUganda: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSyria: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: feelings about like the world'sSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRwanda: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: too little coverage to readPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLatvia: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: too little coverage to readGermany: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: too little coverage to readCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sMyanmar: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: feelings about like the world'sAmerican 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: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: 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: feelings about like the world'sMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: feelings about like the world'sWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: coverage a little angrier than the world'sCayman Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sUK: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sSudan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSlovenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little warmer than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sQatar: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNepal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sMorocco: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sJapan: coverage a little warmer than the world'sJamaica: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIraq: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIndia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGrenada: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGreece: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGeorgia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBangladesh: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sAustralia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 100 stories about harm ● Sudan about twice as angry as the world's · 61 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 200 stories about harm ● Ukraine about twice as angry as the world's · 83 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 972 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 3,929 stories · more than usual (usually 25%) Rights & justice27% 3,836 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents18% 2,524 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence13% 1,843 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 724 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 498 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 441 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 241 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 killed3,796 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,839 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,581 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured930 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions523 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced170 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations164 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about India and China Stories reporting refugees116 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the US and Canada

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
● 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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