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15,701 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at violence in Tel Aviv, rights and justice in Darfur and people falling ill in Türkiye. Israel's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US → Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate →
Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostIsrael 77 in 100 of its 1,536 stories, usually 64
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 50 in 100 of its stories, usually 41
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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Conflict & violence

Israel

1,180 of its 1,536 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 64%. Tel Aviv accounted for 283 of Israel's 1,180 stories about harm, carried by 531 outlets. Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (508 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Tel Aviv stories →
Rights & justice

Sudan

55 of its 66 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 66%. Darfur accounted for 27 of Sudan's 55 stories about harm, carried by 52 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → Darfur stories →
Health

Türkiye

68 of its 188 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people falling ill ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Food poisoning was named in 25 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with outbreaks. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Türkiye over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Papua New Guinea

15 of its 61 stories (25%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual, with tsunami.

Papua New Guinea over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

232 of its 341 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 57%. Gaza accounted for 195 of Palestine's 232 stories about harm, carried by 274 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

Tehran accounted for 28 of Iran's 48 stories about harm, carried by 22 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (7 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of abductions ran at about twice the usual rate (8 stories). Train derailment was named in 22 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Health

UK

Reports of abductions ran at about 5 times the usual rate (36 stories). HIV was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Belize

18 of its 48 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of people killed ran at about twice the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Displacement

Mozambique

10 of its 15 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: hurricane in Mexico (37 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Nepal (19 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); hypothermia in China (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); train derailment in Pakistan (22 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); measles in Nigeria (11 of its stories, about 8 times its usual).

18 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 19; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 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 15,701 stories about harm among 89,676 counted on 7 Oct.

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On the side of help, reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. Stories about people being harmed made up 18 in every 100 of the day's 89,676 stories, below the usual 19. Abductions were reported at about twice the usual rate, most often about Israel and the US. A year earlier, on 7 October 2024, 21 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 18 today. Israel stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 64%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Sudan83 in 100 of its 66 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Israel77 in 100 of its 1,536 stories · usually 64 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine68 in 100 of its 341 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela55 in 100 of its 94 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal54 in 100 of its 80 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US137 stories about protests or strikes, of its 272 Washington US101 stories about protests or strikes, of its 456 Tel Aviv Israel87 stories about protests or strikes, of its 283 Portland US78 stories about protests or strikes, of its 109 London UK65 stories about protests or strikes, of its 299

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: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: too little coverage to readUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: 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: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: too little coverage to readTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: 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 lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: 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 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: too little coverage to readSouth 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: too little coverage to readSeychelles: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. 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: too little coverage to readNorway: 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: too little coverage to readMoldova: too little coverage to readMexico: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: too little coverage to readGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: 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: 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: too little coverage to readDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: 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: too little coverage to readBangladesh: 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: too little coverage to readAngola: too little coverage to readAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: 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: too little coverage to readMarshall 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: 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 readSweden: warmth about its own usualJapan: warmth about its own usualIran: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualColorado, US -- rights & justice: 32 stories, carried by 93 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 14 stories, carried by 15 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 11 outletsIndiana, US -- health: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsOsaka, Japan -- health: 28 stories, carried by 34 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 26 stories, carried by 32 outletsDundalk, Ireland -- health: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsCape Town, South Africa -- health: 16 stories, carried by 14 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

● Colorado US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 32 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Riyadh Saudi Arabia about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Indiana US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 11 stories ● Osaka Japan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 28 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,218 stories · about as usual Rights & justice27% 4,114 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,606 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence15% 2,351 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 841 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 518 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 487 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 killed4,120 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,944 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,717 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured971 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions768 at about twice the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced255 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting refugees125 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting people falling ill37 at about twice the usual rate · most about Türkiye and the US

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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