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The news turned to road crashes in Egypt, violence in Kabul and protests in Antananarivo (Madagascar). Egypt's coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's. Across the world, the tone of the words was harsher than usual.

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine → 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 mostAfghanistan 68 in 100 of its 212 stories, usually 44
RegionSouth Asia 30 in 100 of its stories, usually 24
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

76 of its 193 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 22%. Sharm el-Sheikh accounted for 54 of Egypt's 76 stories about harm, carried by 68 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (34 stories). Road crashes were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories → Sharm el-Sheikh stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

144 of its 212 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 116 of Afghanistan's 144 stories about harm, carried by 221 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (54 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Protests & strikes

Madagascar

63 of its 88 stories (72%) were about people being harmed, usually 59%. Antananarivo accounted for 50 of Madagascar's 63 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. 50 of Antananarivo's 50 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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

Mexico

59 of its 131 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about 6 times the usual rate (25 stories). Landslides were named in 38 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with heavy rain, flooding and power cuts. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

250 of its 498 stories (50%) were about people being harmed, usually 37%. Islamabad accounted for 120 of Pakistan's 250 stories about harm, carried by 104 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (65 stories). Its coverage was about twice as fearful as the world's. Anger in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Jordan

19 of its 45 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jersey

15 of its 38 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Flooding was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with storms.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Côte d’Ivoire

4 of its 5 stories (80%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. 4 of Abidjan's 4 stories were about protests or strikes.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Ukraine

66 of its 187 stories (35%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: landslides in Mexico (38 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); flooding in Jersey (11 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heavy rain in US (71 of its stories, about three times its usual); polio in India (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

19 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 18; 18 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 12 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 8,237 stories about harm among 42,267 counted on 12 Oct.

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Help and hope: reports of people freed or reunited ran at about twice the usual rate. of the day's 42,267 news stories, 19 in every 100 were about people being harmed, above the usual 18. Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate, most often about Israel and Palestine. Egypt's news was 39% about people being harmed, against a usual 22%. A year earlier, on 12 October 2024, 19 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, the same as today. This week the news turned most often to Israel, on 3 of 7 days; help rose on 6 of them.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Madagascar72 in 100 of its 88 stories · usually 59 · mostly rights & justice Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 212 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Israel67 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 64 · mostly rights & justice Palestine61 in 100 of its 284 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence Pakistan50 in 100 of its 498 stories · usually 37 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Chicago US64 stories about protests or strikes, of its 144 Antananarivo Madagascar50 stories about protests or strikes, of its 50 Tel Aviv Israel47 stories about protests or strikes, of its 227 Washington US32 stories about protests or strikes, of its 169 Gaza Palestine23 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140

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 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: too little coverage to readPuerto 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: 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 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: 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 lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: too little coverage to readSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: 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: too little coverage to readRwanda: too little coverage to readRussia: 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: too little coverage to readPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: 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 readOman: 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: too little coverage to readNew 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: 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: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: too little coverage to readLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: 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 readJapan: 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: too little coverage to readIndia: 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: too little coverage to readGuinea: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: 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: too little coverage to readEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: too little coverage to readEgypt: 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: too little coverage to readCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: too little coverage to readChina: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBulgaria: too little coverage to readBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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: 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: too little coverage to readAustria: 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: too little coverage to readArgentina: 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorthern 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSan 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: 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: too little coverage to readNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: about as warm as its own usual or lessGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualJordan: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualAqaba, Jordan -- conflict & violence: 14 stories, carried by 13 outletsSan Francisco, US -- health: 27 stories, carried by 28 outletsCalifornia, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 48 stories, carried by 50 outletsCaracas, Venezuela -- conflict & violence: 11 stories, carried by 14 outletsChitral, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 12 stories, carried by 20 outletsLahore, Pakistan -- conflict & violence: 13 stories, carried by 17 outletsKyiv, Ukraine -- conflict & violence: 46 stories, carried by 234 outletsToronto, Canada -- health: 12 stories, carried by 11 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

● Aqaba Jordan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 14 stories ● San Francisco US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 27 stories ● California US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 48 stories ● Caracas Venezuela about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 11 stories ● Chitral Pakistan about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 12 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice28% 2,280 stories · about as usual Health23% 1,829 stories · less than usual (usually 26%) Disasters & accidents18% 1,429 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 1,376 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 580 stories · more than usual (usually 5%) Shelter & services4% 295 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 195 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 122 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 killed2,388 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting arrests1,140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected843 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured834 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and Pakistan Stories reporting abductions527 at about three times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting people displaced135 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Israel and Palestine Stories reporting evacuations47 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the Philippines Stories reporting refugees38 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about Pakistan and Afghanistan

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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