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The news turned to protests in Quito (Ecuador), violence in Jerusalem and people affected in Türkiye. Israel's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 28 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostTürkiye 38 in 100 of its 213 stories, usually 25
RegionMiddle East & North Africa 45 in 100 of its stories, usually 42
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Ecuador

37 of its 48 stories (77%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. 10 of Quito's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (34 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Ecuador over 30 days → its stories → Quito stories →
Conflict & violence

Israel

921 of its 1,239 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Jerusalem accounted for 187 of Israel's 921 stories about harm, carried by 192 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (198 stories). Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Israel over 30 days → its stories → Jerusalem stories →
Health

Türkiye

82 of its 213 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Food poisoning was named in 13 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with outbreaks.

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

Myanmar

33 of its 46 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 43%. 12 of Sagaing's 13 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (22 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Sri Lanka

35 of its 107 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 6 of Colombo's 10 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Trinidad & Tobago

25 of its 70 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Chaguanas accounted for 19 of Trinidad & Tobago's 25 stories about harm, carried by 3 outlets.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

93 of its 309 stories (30%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Tropical storm was named in 41 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with hurricane, flooding and storms.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jamaica

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (8 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Health

Singapore

Reports of arrests ran at about twice the usual rate (21 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: tropical storm in Mexico (41 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); hypothermia in China (28 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); power cuts in Ukraine (10 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); heatwave in New Zealand (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Spain (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 8 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 15,519 stories about harm among 90,572 counted on 8 Oct.

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The share of stories about people being harmed was the lowest since 10 April 2025. 17 in every 100 of the day's 90,572 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 19. In Mexico's news, mentions of tropical storm ran about 6 times their usual. Ecuador stood out: 77% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%. A year earlier, on 8 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 17 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Israel74 in 100 of its 1,239 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Sudan70 in 100 of its 50 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 304 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela52 in 100 of its 52 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal50 in 100 of its 64 stories · usually 58 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US159 stories about protests or strikes, of its 315 Washington US93 stories about protests or strikes, of its 501 Jerusalem Israel76 stories about protests or strikes, of its 187 Los Angeles US69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 305 Portland US51 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 lessVietnam: too little coverage to readVenezuela: 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: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: too little coverage to readSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readQatar: 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 readNorth 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: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: 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 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: 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: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: 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: 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: 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: too little coverage to readBulgaria: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: too little coverage to readGuernsey: 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: 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: warmth about its own usualUnited Arab Emirates: warmth about its own usualSweden: warmth about its own usualSouth Sudan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualFrance: warmth about its own usualBurkina Faso: warmth about its own usualRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- rights & justice: 19 stories, carried by 17 outletsStockholm, Sweden -- health: 22 stories, carried by 42 outletsTennessee, US -- health: 16 stories, carried by 30 outletsSwindon, UK -- health: 13 stories, carried by 12 outletsMohali, India -- disasters & accidents: 55 stories, carried by 34 outletsDubai, United Arab Emirates -- health: 17 stories, carried by 13 outletsMaidstone, UK -- health: 12 stories, carried by 24 outletsColorado, US -- rights & justice: 27 stories, carried by 41 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 · 19 stories ● Stockholm Sweden about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Tennessee US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 16 stories ● Swindon UK about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 13 stories ● Mohali India about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 55 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health28% 4,217 stories · more than usual (usually 26%) Rights & justice28% 4,212 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents17% 2,607 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,076 stories · less than usual (usually 16%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 725 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 556 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 530 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 232 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 killed3,898 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,043 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,606 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured904 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions485 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting people displaced154 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Israel and Sudan Stories reporting evacuations99 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about China and the US Stories reporting refugees77 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill19 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 softer 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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