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16,097 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kabul, protests in Lima (Peru) and people killed in Lesotho. Afghanistan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was softer than usual.

Part of lifeRights & justice 30 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostAfghanistan 68 in 100 of its 220 stories, usually 47
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 25
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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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

150 of its 220 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 47%. Kabul accounted for 106 of Afghanistan's 150 stories about harm, carried by 109 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (90 stories). Illness was named in 46 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

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

Peru

29 of its 66 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Lima accounted for 23 of Peru's 29 stories about harm, carried by 44 outlets. 20 of Lima's 23 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (19 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Peru over 30 days → its stories → Lima stories →
Health

Lesotho

22 of its 40 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Outbreaks were named in 13 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with hiv.

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

Syria

39 of its 80 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Damascus accounted for 21 of Syria's 39 stories about harm, carried by 26 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (16 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

235 of its 523 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Islamabad accounted for 106 of Pakistan's 235 stories about harm, carried by 64 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Protests & strikes

Madagascar

Antananarivo accounted for 29 of Madagascar's 51 stories about harm, carried by 128 outlets. 25 of Antananarivo's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (5 stories).

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Disasters & accidents

El Salvador

11 of its 14 stories (79%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of people killed ran at about 5 times the usual rate (8 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Venezuela

146 of its 268 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (6 stories).

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Rights & justice

Armenia

25 of its 77 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 18%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (15 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Indonesia (28 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in Brazil (10 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); respiratory illness in US (123 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); wildfires in UK (12 of its stories, about three 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 16 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 16,097 stories about harm among 93,779 counted on 16 Oct.

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For the third day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 93,779 stories, below the usual 18. Mentions of the earthquake ran about three times their usual in Indonesia's news. In Afghanistan, 68% of the news was about people being harmed, where 47% is usual. A year earlier, on 16 October 2024, 18 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 →

Afghanistan68 in 100 of its 220 stories · usually 47 · mostly conflict & violence Israel66 in 100 of its 1,140 stories · usually 66 · mostly rights & justice Sudan57 in 100 of its 67 stories · usually 70 · mostly conflict & violence Venezuela54 in 100 of its 268 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine50 in 100 of its 319 stories · usually 56 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US172 stories about protests or strikes, of its 614 Chicago US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 235 Hollywood US30 stories about protests or strikes, of its 234 Jerusalem Israel27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 164 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 242

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVietnam: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.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 readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Arab Emirates: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: 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'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: 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'sSlovenia: too little coverage to readSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: too little coverage to readSerbia: too little coverage to readSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRomania: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: 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'sMauritius: too little coverage to readMauritania: too little coverage to readMali: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLatvia: 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 readKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIreland: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: feelings about like the world'sSt 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: 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'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: too little coverage to readGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: feelings about like the world'sDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: too little coverage to readCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readHong 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'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBurkina Faso: feelings about like the world'sBulgaria: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: too little coverage to readBrazil: 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'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: 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: too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: feelings about like the world'sNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: feelings about like the world'sChagos 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: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: feelings about like the world'sAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & 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: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sVenezuela: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUruguay: 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 one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sTimor-Leste: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSudan: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSomalia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSenegal: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRwanda: 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'sPortugal: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNorway: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNigeria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNew Zealand: coverage a little warmer than the world'sNetherlands: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNepal: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMexico: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMalta: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMalaysia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sMadagascar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLesotho: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sLebanon: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKenya: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sIsrael: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sHaiti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sEl Salvador: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sEcuador: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCroatia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sColombia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBelgium: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBarbados: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAzerbaijan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sAustria: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArgentina: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sChina: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as fearful 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

● Kenya about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 81 stories about harm ● Israel about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 758 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 235 stories about harm ● Afghanistan about twice as angry as the world's · 150 stories about harm ● Ukraine about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 74 stories about harm ● Peru few stories about one and a half times as angry as the world's · 29 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice30% 4,658 stories · about as usual Health28% 4,363 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents15% 2,406 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence14% 2,149 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 764 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 585 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 553 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 265 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 killed3,831 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,900 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,536 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured769 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Afghanistan Stories reporting abductions534 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced140 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Israel Stories reporting evacuations95 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting refugees93 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and the UK Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about a third of the usual rate · most about the US and Bangladesh

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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