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13,714 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The day's news pointed at protests in Douala (Cameroon), the hurricane in Cuba and violence in el Fasher. Sudan's coverage was about twice as angry as the world's. Worldwide, the words used were softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 26 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostJamaica 83 in 100 of its 619 stories, usually 35
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 42 in 100 of its stories, usually 27
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

Cameroon

97 of its 146 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 27%. Douala accounted for 60 of Cameroon's 97 stories about harm, carried by 115 outlets. 51 of Douala's 60 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at more than ten times the usual rate (89 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as warm as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about twice its own usual.

Cameroon over 30 days → its stories → Douala stories →
Disasters & accidents

Cuba

79 of its 105 stories (75%) were about people being harmed, usually 42%. Santiago de Cuba accounted for 29 of Cuba's 79 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (9 stories). Hurricane was named in 65 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual, with flooding and storms.

Cuba over 30 days → its stories → Santiago de Cuba stories →
Conflict & violence

Sudan

112 of its 151 stories (74%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. el Fasher accounted for 48 of Sudan's 112 stories about harm, carried by 63 outlets. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

Sudan over 30 days → its stories → El Fasher stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Guyana

17 of its 52 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (7 stories).

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

Mali

28 of its 44 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Bamako accounted for 24 of Mali's 28 stories about harm, carried by 42 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Jamaica

511 of its 619 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people displaced ran at more than ten times the usual rate (64 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Brunei

22 of its 76 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 11%. Reports of people affected ran at about 7 times the usual rate (19 stories).

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Djibouti

15 of its 22 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. the Red Sea accounted for 14 of Djibouti's 15 stories about harm, carried by 15 outlets.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Lithuania

24 of its 76 stories (32%) were about people being harmed, usually 19%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (16 stories).

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Guadeloupe

11 of its 15 stories (73%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with tsunami.

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Also named far more than usual: cyclone in India (189 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); earthquake in Guadeloupe (11 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); snowstorms in New Zealand (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); building collapse in Nigeria (12 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); tornadoes in Australia (10 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

16 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 27 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 13,714 stories about harm among 83,356 counted on 27 Oct.

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It was the second day running that the news turned to Cameroon. of the day's 83,356 news stories, 16 in every 100 were about people being harmed, below the usual 18. Cameroon stood out: 66% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 27%. A year earlier, on 27 October 2024, 17 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 16 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Jamaica83 in 100 of its 619 stories · usually 35 · mostly disasters & accidents Cuba75 in 100 of its 105 stories · usually 42 · mostly disasters & accidents Sudan74 in 100 of its 151 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Cameroon66 in 100 of its 146 stories · usually 27 · mostly rights & justice Israel58 in 100 of its 639 stories · usually 66 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US110 stories about protests or strikes, of its 435 Chicago US63 stories about protests or strikes, of its 166 Douala Cameroon51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 60 Delhi India29 stories about protests or strikes, of its 135 London UK27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 185

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 lessVenezuela: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: 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 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: too little coverage to readJordan: 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: 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 readFrance: 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 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: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta 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 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: 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: 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 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: too little coverage to readAlbania: 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: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontserrat: 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: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: about as warm as its own usual or lessWallis & 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: too little coverage to readGibraltar: too little coverage to readMayotte: too little coverage to readVietnam: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualSpain: warmth about its own usualPeru: warmth about its own usualMalaysia: warmth about its own usualEritrea: warmth about its own usualCameroon: warmth about its own usualArgentina: warmth about its own usualHanoi, Vietnam -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 11 outletsMiddleville, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 83 outletsOklahoma, US -- rights & justice: 13 stories, carried by 14 outletsDouala, Cameroon -- rights & justice: 60 stories, carried by 115 outletsAnkara, Türkiye -- conflict & violence: 25 stories, carried by 26 outletsGaroua, Cameroon -- conflict & violence: 15 stories, carried by 17 outletsRiyadh, Saudi Arabia -- health: 15 stories, carried by 14 outletsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- conflict & violence: 57 stories, carried by 79 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

● Hanoi Vietnam about twice as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories ● Middleville US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Oklahoma US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 13 stories ● Douala Cameroon about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 60 stories ● Ankara Türkiye about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 25 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health26% 3,509 stories · about as usual Rights & justice26% 3,423 stories · less than usual (usually 28%) Disasters & accidents20% 2,670 stories · more than usual (usually 17%) Conflict & violence13% 1,696 stories · less than usual (usually 15%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 804 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 528 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 471 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 287 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 killed3,113 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,632 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,555 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured757 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and India Stories reporting people displaced249 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Jamaica and Sudan Stories reporting abductions206 at about a third of the usual rate · most about Israel and the US Stories reporting evacuations112 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees97 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.

● Angera little less than usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than 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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